§ 651.12 — Initial court decree and appointment of referee

Iowa § 651.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 651: PARTITION

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The court shall file an initial decree establishing the shares and interests of all owners in a
property subject to a partition petition. One referee shall be appointed in the decree unless
all owners of the property agree upon a larger number of referees. The decree shall order
an appraisal or estimation of the valuation of the property and may direct either a public or
private sale of the property. Unless all owners of the property agree to an alternative method
for conducting the appraisal or of estimating the valuation of the property, the decree shall
appoint three disinterested persons with knowledge of property valuation to appraise the

property. The decree shall direct the referee to file a report with the court setting forth the
referee’s recommendations for completing the partition of the property. All other contested
issuesrelatedtothepartitionpetition,includingliens,maybedeterminedbytheinitialdecree
or by a supplemental decree or decrees.