A declaratory judgment may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree. A declaratory judgment for vehicles, determines the rights of the plaintiff without awarding any sort of damages.Contact us if you need help. The Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act was enacted into law in Missouri on June 22, 1935,1 thus becoming the sixth Uniform. The judgment is binding on the parties and reviewable in the state or federal appeals process. If the declaratory judgment action is essentially an equitable claim, then there is no right to a jury. A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants. Declaratory judgment action attacking the validity of a consolidated school district. Disappointed or wouldbe beneficiaries and errant fiduciaries fuel the bulk of fiduciary litigation in the probate courts.