Partition Agreement With Waiver Of Rights In California
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When filing a lawsuit in California, the original complaint may be either verified or unverified. If it is verified, the plaintiff makes assertions under the pains and penalties of perjury. A verified complaint also forces the defendant to respond to the lawsuit with a verified answer.
Here is an overview on how a partition action will play out in court. The party who wishes to initiate the action (the “Plaintiff”) must file a verified complaint for partition. The court will first determine the ownership interests of each of the co-owners.
To initiate a partition action in California, a co-owner must file a lawsuit in the appropriate court and name all other co-owners as defendants. The court will then determine whether partition is appropriate, and if so, will order the sale or division of the property.
You may respond to the complaint with a general denial or a specific denial. A specific denial responds to each allegation in the complaint individually. A general denial contains a blanket statement that all allegations in the complaint are denied.
The California Law Civil Procedure Code section 872.210 states anyone who wants to dissolve ownership that is jointly owned with another person has a legal right to sell his/her interest if desired. Eligibility for Partitions are: Inheritance that is usually family members who inherit real and personal property.
How Long Does a Partition Action Take? While most lawsuits in California are supposed to take two years or more, there are a number of steps that an experienced partition lawyer can take to ensure that a partition action takes in less time.
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Request a waiver of the right to partition: While extremely rare, it is possible that owners waived their right to partition when they originally purchased the property. If, by some chance, the co-owners waived their right to partition, a valid waiver can remove the right to partition.
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