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Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-1 Partition by agreement and by arbitration; partition of homestead property
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(1) Partition of land held by adult joint tenants, tenants in common, and coparceners, may be made by agreement, which shall be evidenced by a writing, signed by the parties, and containing a description of the particular part allotted to each, and recorded in the office of the c…
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-11 Court may order sale in first instance
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If, upon hearing, the court be of the opinion that a sale of the lands, or any part thereof, will better promote the interest of all parties than a partition in kind, or if the court be satisfied that an equal division cannot be made, it shall order a sale of the lands, or such p…
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-13 Partition without masters; owelty
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If, at the hearing, it appear that the intervention of masters is unnecessary to secure an equal partition in kind, or that the same can be effected by providing owelty, and that it would best promote the interest of the parties, the court may order the partition and fix the amou…
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-15 Judgment appointing masters
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If the judgment is for a partition of the land, it shall state the number of shares into which the land is to be divided, and shall appoint not more than three (3) discreet freeholders, not related to the parties by consanguinity or affinity, to make partition according to the ju…