# Quiet Title Action

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791 "2024-10-14T15:35:43Z")
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### Author: ![mmcnail](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@mmcnail](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mmcnail)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791/1 "2024-10-14T15:35:43Z")

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I am trying to settle title requirements for mineral rights inherited in Lea County, New Mexico. Does anyone know about the average costs and time frame we are looking at? I am not from the area either.

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### Author: ![tim\_dowd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/tim_dowd/32/23580_2.png) [@tim\_dowd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tim_dowd)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791/2 "2024-10-14T15:48:26Z")

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Unfortunately, this question can’t be answered without a lot of additional facts. It’s a little like my car won’t run. How much will it cost to fix? Depends on what is wrong with it. A quiet title suit may be as a result of somebody who died and had a confusing estate. It could also be necessary because of 70 years of deeds and ambiguous granting clauses or descriptions. We would need to know a lot more.

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### Author: ![Jerry\_Ithaca](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/jerry_ithaca/32/20498_2.png) [@Jerry\_Ithaca](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jerry_Ithaca)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791/3 "2024-10-24T13:57:40Z")

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I inherited mineral rights in Lea County, New Mexico, from my grandmother. She inherited these from my grandfather; he inherited these in 1940. Grandmother did not do probate when grandfather passed. Probate was done in Texas when grandmother passed. I live out of state. We had to do ancillary probate for both him and my grandmother in New Mexico. There were 6 heirs involved, that drove up the legal costs. This took about 6 months and cost ~$7,500.

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### Author: ![system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/uploads/db5755/original/3X/6/c/6c7c56608c843272ad6e3662ce9562a5956f173e.png) [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action/77791/4 "2025-01-12T15:35:49Z")

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