Attorney's Fees & Costs in Partition

Partition Offsets and Accounting in California

When co-owners can’t agree, a California court can force a sale. Before the proceeds are split, the court credits co-owners for mortgage payments, taxes, improvements, and rental value.

The Trick to Recovering Partition Attorney’s Fees Against an Uncooperative Co-Owner

Co-owning real estate gets expensive when a co-owner won’t cooperate with a sale. Here is how to recover your attorney’s fees in a partition action.

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