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What Is an Action for Partition?

What Is an Action for Partition?An action for partition is a lawsuit brought by a party (or parties) against another to force the division or sale of real estate. These actions can arise when two or more people co-own property and are in dispute over what to do with it. Sometimes co-owners of homes where one of the parties has moved out may not agree on what to do with the home. The person who has stayed in the house may want to keep it but doesn’t have the funds to buy out the other owner. Sometimes children inherit property from parents and one wants to sell while the other wants to keep the property. If these disagreements can’t be resolved between the parties themselves, it can lead to a partition lawsuit in the courts. Partition actions can be brought over residential or commercial property or even undeveloped acreage. Partitioning essentially means dividing. However, it…