The superior court may, in an action for the partition of real estate, direct the sale thereof if it appears that a partition thereof cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners, or persons interested therein.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:56-2
Partition through sale
Known as the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (56 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 215 W. Va. 331 - Ark Land Co. v. Harper (2004)
Most recently applied in In Re Dahlgren (November 2009)
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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