Many individuals are considered "house rich, cash poor," meaning that their biggest asset is their house. While some of these individuals have an estate plan in place, many do not and are unaware of ...

Under New York law, when real property has multiple owners who hold the property as tenants in common, any one co-owner can try to force the sale of the property by filing a partition under Article 9 ...

The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act helps families avoid forced property sales in at least 24 states, according to a study sponsored by JPMorgan Chase.

Scott Mollen discusses “Gelinas LLC v. Hayes,” where the key issue was “whether this action for partition is governed by traditional legal principles of partition or is subject to the special ...