How to File a Partition Action in California Step 1: Determine Whether You Have Standing to File. Step 2: Hire an Experienced Real Estate Attorney. Step 3: Prepare the Necessary Documents. Step 4: Serve Notice to Other Co-owners. Step 5: Court Proceedings and Mediation. Step 6: Partition by Sale or Partition in Kind.
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.
Hourly rates in California by practice area Practice AreaAverage Hourly Rate Criminal $325 Elder Law $365 Employment Labor $381 Family $36827 more rows
Code § 4.102. Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023. At any time, the spouses may partition or exchange between themselves all or part of their community property, then existing or to be acquired, as the spouses may desire.
The process of partition action starts with one or more owners filing a petition in court. The court then examines the real estate details and the owners' interests to decide on the best division method.
Previously, the partition law in California permitted any co-owner of a property to force a sale, often to the detriment of other owners. The new amendments, however, introduce a right of first refusal.
A partition action is filed in the Court by submitting a “complaint” that complies with all of the requirements of the Code of Civil Procedure. In California, almost all of the partition actions are filed by attorneys on behalf of parties because there are a number of technical legal requirements for filing a lawsuit.
A partition agreement divides, or partitions, a married couple's community estate into two separate estates. It is sometimes called a post-nuptial or post-marital agreement and is similar to a prenuptial agreement, except that it is executed by a married couple.