NRS 39.120 Court may order sale or partition. NRS 39.130 Partition in accordance with rights of parties.This guide provides essential insights into partition lawsuits, including legal requirements, the filing process, and potential outcomes. A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. 3 A post-judgment motion may be filed in the underlying divorce action to remedy the omission of an asset from actual distribution in a divorce. When two or more people own the same property, one of the owners CAN force a sale of the jointly owned property via a partition action or lawsuit.