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The court will determine whether the property is divisible and how it should be divided. Judicial Partition Process. Step 1: Filing the Complaint. Step 1: Filing the Complaint. Step 2: Determination of Co-Ownership. Step 3: Physical Partition or Sale. Step 4: Issuance of New Titles.
A partition action usually takes between six to nine months depending on the circumstances and the complexity of each case. The most significant factor is whether the partition is being handled by an attorney who practices only in partition law.
To demand a partition or division of the common property is in with Article 494 of the Civil Code, that is, no co-owner shall be obliged to remain in the co-ownership and that each co-owner may demand at any time partition of the thing owned in common insofar as his or her share is concerned.
Filing a Petition: To begin the judicial partition process, the interested party (typically one co-owner or heir) must file a petition for partition before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in the jurisdiction where the property is located.
In short, to force the sale of jointly owned property, you must first confirm title, then attempt a voluntary sale or buyout, file and serve a partition lawsuit, get an appraisal, sell the property, and finally divide the sale proceeds fairly.
The answer to your question is yes. If a party jointly owns a debt with a debtor, then the creditor can still put a lien on any property owned by the debtor, regardless of who else has ownership in it.
The actual time it takes from when a partition case is filed to when the land is partitioned physically, by sale, or by set-off varies from case to case. In general, partition cases can take several months or even years to resolve.
Costs and Challenges of Partition Actions The process is also time-consuming, with most partition cases taking one to two years to resolve due to delays caused by discovery, court schedules, and valuation disputes. Emotionally, partition actions often strain relationships, particularly among family members.