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CCP 872.620 State of Title; Ascertainment Talkov Law

Code of Civil Procedure 872.620 CCP – State of the Title; Ascertainment (Partition Actions)

California Code of Civil Procedure 872.620 is the California partition statute that allows the court to decide the state of title as part of the partition action. The statute provides that: To the extent necessary to grant the relief sought or other appropriate relief, the court shall upon adequate proof ascertain the state of the … Read More

Wallace v. Daley Talkov Law

Wallace v. Daley – Accounting in California Partition Actions

Perhaps the most frequently cited case in all of California partition law is Wallace v. Daley (1990) 220 Cal.App. 3d 1028, which sets forth the general principle that every partition will include an accounting of offsets. The famous quote from Wallace v. Daley is that: Every partition action includes a final accounting according to the … Read More

CCP 872.140 Compensatory Adjustment Partion Lawyer California

Code of Civil Procedure 872.140 CCP – Compensatory adjustment among parties; equity (Partition Actions)

California Code of Civil Procedure 872.140 is the California partition statute that allows the court to distribute the proceeds of sale in a partition in an equitable manner. The statute provides that: The court may, in all cases, order allowance, accounting, contribution, or other compensatory adjustment among the parties according to the principles of equity. … Read More

CCP 872.120 Motions, reports, and accounts; hearing and determination; decrees and orders Talkov Law

Code of Civil Procedure 872.120 CCP – Motions, Reports and Accounts; Hearing and Determination; Decrees and Orders (Partition Actions)

California Code of Civil Procedure 872.120 is the California partition statute that allows the court to have broad powers to effectuate its orders to ensure cooperation of the parties. The statute provides that: In the conduct of the action, the court may hear and determine all motions, reports, and accounts and may make any decrees … Read More

Code of Civil Procedure 874.010 CCP - Inclusions, Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition

Code of Civil Procedure 874.010 CCP – Inclusions, Allowance and Apportionment of Costs of Partition (Costs of Partition)

California Code of Civil Procedure 874.010 is the California partition statute that allows the court to order certain costs of the partition to be allowed and apportioned between the parties. The statute provides that: The costs of partition include: (a) Reasonable attorney’s fees incurred or paid by a party for the common benefit. (b) The … Read More

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Code of Civil Procedure 873.910 CCP – Agreement by Parties (Partition by Appraisal)

California Code of Civil Procedure 873.910 is the California partition statute that allows the court to order a manner of partition known as a partition by appraisal, but only when “the parties…agree” to such a remedy. The statute provides that: When the interests of all parties are undisputed or have been adjudicated, the parties may … Read More

Code of Civil Procedure 874.040 CCP Apportionment of Costs

Code of Civil Procedure 874.040 CCP – Apportionment of Costs (Costs of Partition)

California Code of Civil Procedure 874.040 is the California partition statute that allows the court to apportion costs between the co-owners from the proceeds of sale of the property. The statute provides that: Except as otherwise provided in this article, the court shall apportion the costs of partition among the parties in proportion to their … Read More

Code of Civil Procedure 874.020 CCP

Code of Civil Procedure 874.020 CCP – Other Actions or Proceedings; Reasonable Expenses (Costs of Partition)

California Code of Civil Procedure 872.720 is the California partition statute that allows the court to award expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred in actions for the common benefit of the property. The statute provides that: The costs of partition include reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, necessarily incurred by a party for the common benefit in prosecuting … Read More

Forcing the Sale of Jointly Owned Property Talkov Law

The Secret to Selling Jointly Owned Property

One of the most common questions raised by co-owners of real property in California is how to force the sale of the property when the co-owners do not agree. California Code of Civil Procedure Section 872.210 allow a co-owner to sell co-owned property, even if the other co owner does not consent to the sale, … Read More

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