United States Code
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Rule 18.
 Joinder of Claims
(a)
 In General.
 A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party.
(b)
 Joinder of Contingent Claims.
 A party may join two claims even though one of them is contingent on the disposition of the other; but the court may grant relief only in accordance with the parties’ relative substantive rights. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to set aside a conveyance that is fraudulent as to that plaintiff, without first obtaining a judgment for the money.
(As amended Feb. 28, 1966 , eff. July 1, 1966 ; Mar. 2, 1987 , eff. Aug. 1, 1987 ; Apr. 30, 2007 , eff. Dec. 1, 2007 .)
