While most civil statutes of limitations are from one to four years, some may be much longer. Rule 57 notes that "the existence of another adequate remedy does not preclude a judgment for declaratory relief in cases where it is appropriate.ADVERSE POSSESSION: 10-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. The plain language of the statute seems to allow invoking the Act in a will contest since the validity of the testamentary instrument is in. A declaratory judgment is a binding judgment from a court defining the legal relationship between parties and their rights in a matter before the court. These deadlines include: (1) tolling of all laws, rules and procedures setting time limits for appellate filings; (2) suspension of Appellate. A declaratory judgment is a judicial determination of the rights of respective parties, as opposed to coercive relief or damages. The purpose of declaratory. ("FAP") in the second-filed Texas action. Every lawsuit must be brought within one of various deadlines spelled out in the law, which are known as statutes of limitations.