Partition of Land

  1. Law
  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
  4. Remedies Relating to Real Property
  5. Partition of Land

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Section
1

Persons Entitled to Partition

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2

Jurisdiction; Probate Courts; Land Court

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3

Land Within Jurisdiction of Probate Court in Two or More Counties

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4

Extent of Land Partitioned

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5

Division of Shares

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6

Form and Contents of Petition; Interveners

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7

Notice; Filing; Registered Land

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8

Notice Given by Citation; Contents; Publication; Service

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9

Persons Not Personally Served; Absent, Incompetent or Undetermined Parties

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10

Interlocutory Decree; Redemption

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11

Dispute as to Ownership of Share

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12

Commissioners; Appointment; Duties

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13

Land in Different Counties

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14

Indivisible Land; Partition

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15

Money Awards; Payment or Security

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16

Return of Commissioners; Confirmation; Amendments; Final Decrees; Recording

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17

Examination of Title, Investigations, etc.; Omitted Parties; Improper Descriptions

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18

Conclusiveness of Partition

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19

Persons Not Named in Petition Claiming Assigned Shares; Partitions by Sale

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20

Stranger Claiming as Co-Tenant; Remedies

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21

Stranger Claiming Paramount Title

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22

Costs

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23

Improvements; Compensation

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24

Improvements Made Before New Partition; Compensation

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25

Equity Jurisdiction

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26

Death of Party Named in Petition

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27

Persons Evicted

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28

Mortgagee, etc., of Co-Tenant

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29

Improvements Made by Person Evicted; Compensation

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30

Trusteeship, etc.; Effect on Partition

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31

Partition by Sale

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32

Liability of Commissioners; Partition by Sale

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33

Attachments or Liens; Failure to Disclose; Penalties

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34

Unclaimed Proceeds of Sale; Disposition

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35

Trustees; Appointment; Bond

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36

Water Rights; Other Incorporeal Hereditaments; Division

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37

Nonnavigable Natural Streams; Partition of Water