Partition

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This is Article 9 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Partition.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 17 sections.

§ 8.01-81	Who may compel partition of land; jurisdiction; validation of certain partitions of mineral rights; when shares of two or more laid off together
§ 8.01-81.1	Determination of value
§ 8.01-82	Repealed
§ 8.01-83	Allotment to one or more parties, or sale, in lieu of partition
§ 8.01-83.1	Open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction
§ 8.01-83.2	Notice by posting
§ 8.01-83.3	Commissioners
§ 8.01-84	Application of proceeds of sale to payment of lien
§ 8.01-85	Disposition of share in proceeds of person under disability
§ 8.01-86	Repealed
§ 8.01-87	Validation of certain partitions prior to act of 1922
§ 8.01-88	Decree of partition to vest legal title
§ 8.01-89	When proceeds of sale deemed personal estate
§ 8.01-90	When name or share of parties unknown
§ 8.01-91	Effect of partition or sale on lessee's rights
§ 8.01-92	Allowance of attorney fees out of unrepresented shares
§ 8.01-93	Partition of goods, etc., by sale, if necessary