Section 35-6-40 Property Subject to Partition; by Whom Application Made

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Alabama Code › Title 35 › Chapter 6 › Section 35-6-40

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Any property, real, personal or mixed, held by joint owners or tenants in common, may be divided among them, on the written application of one or more of them to the probate court of the county in which the property is situated; and such application may be made by the executor or administrator of a deceased person in interest, or by the guardian of a minor or person of unsound mind.

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