Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 728
Procedure upon petition by all interested parties
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Upon the petition of all the persons of lawful age entitled to or holding lands and tenements as joint tenants, tenants in common or parceners, together with the guardians of such as are not of lawful age, the Court of Chancery shall, without the issuance of a summons, enter a decree for partition, and may order the issuance of a commission for making the partition. The commission shall be proceeded in, executed and returned, and final decree entered thereon in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in this subchapter.
Amendment history
28 Del. Laws, c. 225
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-316 · Display of flags
- 25-317 · Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by…
- 25-317A · Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of…
- 25-318 · Restrictive covenants
- 25-319 · Private transfer fee prohibition
- 25-501 · Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities
- 25-502 · Release of powers of appointment [For application of this…
- 25-503 · Rule against perpetuities
- 25-504 · Certain powers of appointment
- 25-505 · Exercise of powers of appointment
- 25-506 · Rule against accumulations
- 25-701 · Creation of estate in joint tenancy; exception
- 25-702 · Actions for use and occupation between cotenants
- 25-721 · Petition for partition; persons entitled to apply
- 25-722 · Service of summons
- 25-723 · Unknown or uncertain parties in interest; description in…
- 25-724 · Decree of partition; appointment and duties of commissioners
- 25-725 · Appointment of a new commission
- 25-726 · Final decree of partition
- 25-727 · Proportionment of shares among issue claiming by stocks
- 25-728 · Procedure upon petition by all interested parties
- 25-729 · Appointment of trustee for public sale of premises; conveyance…
- 25-730 · Allotment of primary interests
- 25-731 · Deed upon death of purchaser
- 25-732 · Title upon sale; transfer of liens to proceeds
- 25-733 · Investment or division of sale proceeds
- 25-734 · Sales upon credit; purchase money security; preference of…
- 25-735 · Costs
- 25-736 · Dower, curtesy or other estate in undivided shares of parties…
- 25-737 · Procedure where dower, curtesy or life estate exists
- 25-738 · Advancements; treatment upon partition
- 25-739 · Assignment of dower without embracing residue
- 25-740 · Election to take dower from proceeds of sale; investment or…
- 25-741 · Appointment of trustee for joint owner’s widow with a mental…
- 25-742 · Appraisement of value of widow’s dower; payment of widow’s…
- 25-743 · Investment or deposit of share of persons holding curtesy…
- 25-744 · Curtesy; barred by wrongful conduct of husband
- 25-745 · Real estate in more than 1 county; appointment of freeholders;…
- 25-746 · Partition of several tracts held by same joint owners; power…
- 25-747 · Partition of several tracts where some parties hold interest…