Topic summary
Partition (law)

Legal act of dividing an estate Part of a series onProperty law Types of property Real property Personal property Intangible property Unowned property Acquisition of title Gift Adverse possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee simple Fee tail Life estate Defeasible estate Leasehold estate Land tenure Future interest remainder Waste Reversion Concurrent ownership Concurrent estate Joint tenancy Tenancy in common Community property Strata title Condominium Partition Severance Conveyancing & registration Deed Quitclaim deed Torrens title Deeds registration Bona fide purchaser Equitable conversion Action to quiet title Estoppel by deed Mortgage Future use control Restraint on alienation Rule against perpetuities Rule in Shelley's Case Doctrine of worthier title Nonpossessory interests Easement Profit à prendre Covenant Equitable servitude Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal title Indigenous land rights Treaty rights Related topics Bailment Fixtures Real estate M