Whenever it shall appear in any proceeding in partition that there are parties claiming the same portion adversely to each other, the court may either decide upon such adverse claims, or, in its discretion, direct the share or shares so in controversy to be set off and allotted, subject to the claims of the parties in controversy against each other.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.190
When parties claim adversely, court shall proceed, how
Known as the Save the Family Farm Act
The act spans §§ 528.010 to 528.750 (73 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1727); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1563; 1919 § 2011; 1909 § 2575
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.