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Legal Representation For Joint Property Ownership Issues

Joint ownership of property can be an excellent investment. It can also be a source of tension and sharp disagreement leading to legal dispute.

You deserve an experienced lawyer to help you understand your rights in the face of a legal dispute. Residential and commercial property owners throughout Contra Costa County and the East Bay depend on the experienced legal counsel of real estate attorney Chris Lucas. With 40 years of experience in the real estate and construction industry in California, and significant success litigating high-stakes disputes, Chris can help you.

Learn More About Partition Actions In California

State law allows for the division of property interests called a partition action. This is available to individuals who have a joint tenancy, which is the legal term for joint, undivided ownership interest in real property.

Unless parties have explicitly waived the right to a partition action, any joint owner of a piece of property can initiate a partition action through the courts. Situations where one or more owners might seek judicial partition of property include:

  • Unmarried partners who jointly own a home and are separating or cannot agree on improvements to the property
  • Individuals who inherit interest in a property and do not wish to maintain it
  • Business partners who decide to go their separate ways

While partition actions most commonly involve real property, they can also involve other types of property such as the assets of a business partnership.

Chris Lucas represents injured workers and their families at every stage of partition action proceedings, ensuring that their interests are given due consideration by the judicial referee, who is appointed by the court and is responsible for overseeing the process. In some cases, it may be possible and advantageous to reach a partition settlement to minimize the need to litigate, but in every case Chris is ready to act aggressively to ensure that injured workers and their families are not disadvantaged at the end of settlement negotiations or a judicial sale.

Schedule a consultation now to discuss how to protect your property rights. Email Goforth & Lucas Law Partnership now, or call the firm’s Concord offices at 925-265-8964.