We have provided free online forms for partition actions that should only be used in conjunction with a partition attorney in California. First Step of Partition: Filing a Complaint​​ The first step to a partition action is to petition the court for a partition of the property.The document is a partition agreement between two parties to terminate their community ownership of a parcel of land and divide it between them. A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. Click here to download this sample form in PDF format. Solving Joint Ownership Problems in Santa Clara. For completed examples of some legal forms, see our Self Help Form and Sample Packets page. Handwritten forms are hard to read. Below is a form complaint for partition in California that is intended to be used in consultation with a real estate attorney. ANAND LAW represents co-owners of real estate in partition actions in San Jose, and throughout California.