Alabama § 35-6-20 Jurisdiction of Circuit Court to Divide or Sell for Division

Alabama Statutes

§ 35-6-20 — Jurisdiction of Circuit Court to Divide or Sell for Division

Alabama § 35-6-20

Title 35Property

Ch. 6Partition

Art. 2Partition in Circuit Court

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Ala. Code § 35-6-20 (2026).

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The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction to divide or partition, or sell for partition, any property, real or personal, held by joint owners or tenants in common; whether the defendant denies the title of plaintiff or sets up adverse possession or not; and the court in exercising its jurisdiction shall proceed according to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and, where necessary, allow service of process by publication as prescribed therein.

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The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction to divide or partition, or sell for partition, any property, real or personal, held by joint owners or tenants in common; whether the defendant denies the title of plaintiff or sets up adverse possession or not; and the court in exercising its jurisdiction shall proceed according to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and, where necessary, allow service of process by publication as prescribed therein.