Title 52 — Title 52: Civil Actions

Sec. 52-495. Partition of joint and common estates. Courts having jurisdiction of actions for equitable relief may, upon the complaint of any person interested, order partition of any real property held in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, coparcenary or by tenants in tail. The c…

Sec. 52-496. Devise of freehold with contingent interest; partition. When any deceased tenant in common, joint tenant or coparcener of real property has devised any freehold interest in the property to any person, with a contingent interest by way of remainder, substitution or ex…

Sec. 52-497. Decrees to be recorded in land records. Each decree for a partition under sections 52-495 and 52-496, together with any actions taken under the decree, shall be recorded in the land records of the town where the real property lies before the decree shall bind any per…

Sec. 52-498. Sale of land when trust cannot be executed. (a) If real property is held by a trustee under a trust created by deed or will and, by reason of a change of circumstances or in the condition of the real property since the creation of the trust, the execution of the trus…

Sec. 52-499. Sale of land to promote the interest of beneficiaries. (a) The Superior Court may, on application of any trustee under a will admitted to probate in this state, order the sale of any real property within this state, devised to or held by the trustee in trust, wheneve…

Sec. 52-500. Sale or equitable distribution of real or personal property owned by two or more persons. Life estate. (a) Any court of equitable jurisdiction may, upon the complaint of any person interested, order the sale of any property, real or personal, owned by two or more per…

Sec. 52-501. Sale of building and land owned by different parties. Disposition of proceeds. (a) The Superior Court may, upon petition of any person interested, order the sale of any building and the land upon which it stands, if the title to the land is in one or more persons and…

Sec. 52-502. Orders to protect parties and effectuate sale. Sale by committee. (a) On any complaint for the sale of real or personal property, the court in which the case is pending may make any order necessary to protect the rights of all parties in interest and to carry the sal…

Sec. 52-503. Partition or sale of property when estate in settlement. No partition, or sale in lieu of partition, may be made of any property, real or personal, belonging wholly to an estate in settlement in any court of probate until the estate is ready for distribution. (1949 R…

Secs. 52-503a to 52-503e. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 52-503f. Short title: Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act. Sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act”. (P.A. 15-234, S. 1.)

Sec. 52-503g. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 52-503h to 52-503r, inclusive: (1) “Ascendant” means an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual; (2) “Collateral” means an individual who is relat…

Sec. 52-503h. Applicability of provisions. (a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, apply to partition actions filed on or after October 1, 2015. (b) In an action to partition real property under section 45a-326 or 52-495, as applicable, the court shall deter…

Sec. 52-503i. Service. Notice by posting. (a) The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, do not limit or affect the method by which service of a complaint in a partition action may be made. (b) If the plaintiff in a partition action seeks an order of notice by publ…

Sec. 52-503j. Committee members. If the court appoints a committee pursuant to section 52-495, each committee member shall be disinterested and impartial and not a party to or a participant in the action. (P.A. 15-234, S. 5.)

Sec. 52-503k. Determination of value. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if the court determines that the property that is the subject of a partition action is heirs' property, the court shall determine the fair market value of the property by orde…

Sec. 52-503l. Cotenant buyout. (a) If any cotenant requested partition by sale, after the determination of value under section 52-503k, the court shall send notice to the parties that any cotenant except a cotenant that requested partition by sale may buy all the interests of the…

Sec. 52-503m. Partition alternatives. (a) If all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants pursuant to section 52-503l, or if after conclusion of the buyout under section 52-503l, a cotenant remains that has requested par…

Sec. 52-503n. Considerations for partition in kind. (a) In determining under subsection (a) of section 52-503m whether partition in kind would result in manifest prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following: (1) Whether the heirs' property practic…

Sec. 52-503o. Open-market sale. Sealed bids. Auction. (a) If the court orders a sale of heirs' property, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or an auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interest of the c…

Sec. 52-503p. Report of open-market sale. (a) A real estate broker appointed under subsection (b) of section 52-503o to offer heirs' property for open-market sale shall file a report with the court not later than seven days after the date of receiving an offer to purchase the pro…

Sec. 52-503q. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing the provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503r, inclusive, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such…

Sec. 52-503r. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The provisions of sections 52-503f to 52-503q, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC Section 7001 et seq., but do not modify…