Offsets in Partition Archives

CCP 873.810 Court order of disbursement Talkov Law

Code of Civil Procedure 873.810 – Court order of Disbursement (Partition by Sale)

California Code of Civil Procedure 873.850 is the California partition statute that allows the court to allocate the proceeds of sale through an accounting of offsets, inclusions, and other claims between the parties. The statute provides that: The court shall order the proceeds of sale and any security therefor to be paid, transferred, deposited in … Read More

CCP 873.850 Continuance of action between parties if proceeds not allocated; determination Talkov Law

Code of Civil Procedure 873.850 – Continuance of Action Between Parties if Proceeds Not Allocated; Determination (Partition Actions)

California Code of Civil Procedure 873.850 is the California partition statute that allows the court to allocate the proceeds of sale through an accounting of offsets, inclusions, and other claims between the parties. The statute provides that: When the proceeds of the sale belonging to persons who are parties to the action, whether known or … Read More

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

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

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 – 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

Cost of a Partition Action in California

What is the Cost of Partition Action in California?

As partition attorneys in California, we are often asked about the cost of a partition action. Since attorneys are the largest cost, the real question is how much are the attorney’s fees for a partition lawsuit in California?

Recovery of Offsets for Attorney's Fees Talkov Law

Partition Offsets and Accounting in California

Receiving Your Equity When Forcing the Sale of a Home in California When co-owners of shared property in California cannot agree on what to do with a property, they may petition the court to force the sale of the property through a partition action. Very often, co-ownership issues go hand-in-hand with financial issues related to … Read More

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

How To Recover Attorney’s Fees in a Partition Action Co-ownership of real estate in California can be expensive when one co-owner, known in the law as a co-tenant, does not cooperate in the sale of the property. This often occurs when the uncooperative co-tenant is enjoying the benefits of a property without contributing to the … Read More