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Partition

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003638

A legal action to divide real property owned by co-tenants into separate, individual shares. If physical division is impractical, the court may order the property sold and the proceeds distributed among the co-owners according to their respective interests. This process resolves disputes among co-owners who no longer wish to hold property jointly.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003638
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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