Partition is the legal term referring to division of real property interests among co-owners (tenants in common). How do I find a specific contract?Go to the Search menu and click on Contracts. This is a document through which the parties agree that particular property will be "separate property" and will not be divided. The Rights Determination process allows an applicant to complete a project under the rules that were in place when the project was originally initiated. A joint owner or a claimant of real property or an interest in real property may bring an action to partition the property or interest in a district court. (a). Number of Copies. A partition agreement divides, or partitions, a married couple's community estate into two separate estates.