2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 28 - Property
Chapter 21 - Actions for Partition of Real Property
§ 458. Order of sale or partition; appointment of referees
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 28, § 458 (2019)
If it is alleged in the complaint and established by evidence, or if it appears by the evidence, without such allegation in the complaint, to the satisfaction of the court, that the property, or any part of it, is so situated that partition cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners, the court may order a sale thereof, and for that purpose may appoint one or more referees. Otherwise, upon the requisite proofs being made, the court shall adjudge a partition according to the respective rights of the parties, as ascertained by the court, and appoint three referees therefor. The court shall designate the portion to remain undivided for the owners whose interests remain unknown or not ascertained.
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