California Code of Civil Procedure section 872.020 is under Title 10.5 Partition of Real and Personal Property. This statute details the scope, or in other words, the actions of partition that the title controls. The statute aims to clarify the property to which Partition Law actions may apply.
Code of Civil Procedure section 872.020 states
This title governs actions for partition of real property and, except to the extent not applicable, actions for partition of personal property.
The Underwood Law Firm, which is a boutique partition firm, has offices in Sacramento, Oakland, and Newport Beach
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 1, 2023) — Eli Underwood, one of California’s leading experts in partition actions, has been named to the California Lawyers Association’s Real Property Law Section Executive Committee to begin on September 24, 2023.
Mr. Underwood’s practice focuses on partition actions, which is a legal option available for people who own real estate jointly with others and want a clean break. Essentially, it allows one party to fairly solve joint co-ownership problems through the legal system. He is the founder of Underwood Law Firm, a boutique law firm with a proven success and multiple offices throughout the State of California.
The California Partition Law begins in Code of Civil Procedure section 872.010 with definitions. These definitions apply throughout the entirety of the Partition Law, which ends only in Code of Civil Procedure section 874.323. The point of this statute is to provide uniformity throughout the Partition Law and reduce any uncertainty about the meaning of any terms so that the law may be applied without any debt.
Code of Civil Procedure section 872.010 states
As used in this title:
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