Rhode Island General Laws 34-15-1. Cotenants of estates of inheritance
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All joint tenants, coparceners, and tenants in common, who now are or hereafter may be actually seised or possessed of any estate of inheritance in any lands, tenements or hereditaments, whether in their own right or as receiver appointed by any state or federal court, or as trustee in bankruptcy, may be compelled to make partition between them of those lands, tenements, and hereditaments by civil action.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 265, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 330, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 381, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 586, § 2; P.L. 1956, ch. 3730, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-15-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-15-1
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.