§ 5307.01 Persons compelled to partition
§ 5307.02 Place of partition proceedings
§ 5307.03 Filing of petition – contents
§ 5307.04 Order of partition
§ 5307.041 Share of survivorship tenants
§ 5307.05 Writ of partition
§ 5307.06 Duty of commissioners in making partition
§ 5307.07 Partition of multiple tracts
§ 5307.08 Amicable partition
§ 5307.09 Proceedings where estate cannot be divided without loss of value
§ 5307.10 Terms of payment when estate taken by party – execution of conveyance
§ 5307.11 Sale of estate when no election made
§ 5307.12 Conduct of sale – terms
§ 5307.13 Confirmation of sale and execution of conveyance
§ 5307.14 Distribution of proceeds; auctioneer’s compensation and reimbursement for expenses; sheriff’s liability
§ 5307.15 Proceedings when estate has been once offered and not sold
§ 5307.16 Execution and delivery by sheriff or officer performing duties of sheriff where property not conveyed
§ 5307.17 Dower assigned to widow – exceptions
§ 5307.18 Commissioners to set off dower
§ 5307.19 Power of guardian to act for ward in partition
§ 5307.20 Powers of foreign guardian
§ 5307.21 Actions by one coparcener against another
§ 5307.22 Partition of property belonging to religious corporations
§ 5307.23 Partition of property belonging to religious societies
§ 5307.24 Effect of partition of religious property
§ 5307.25 Costs and expenses to be equitably taxed

Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 5307 - Partition

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Dower: A widow
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Life estate: A property interest limited in duration to the life of the individual holding the interest (life tenant).
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.