Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.810. Section 872.810.
The court shall order that the property be divided among the parties in accordance with their interests in the property as determined in the interlocutory judgment.
ARTICLE 3. Determination of Manner of Partition [872.810. - 872.840.]
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 3.
in effectCal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.820. Section 872.820.
Notwithstanding Section 872.810, the court shall order that the property be sold and the proceeds be divided among the parties in accordance with their interests in the property as determined in the interlocutory judgment in the following situations:
(a)
The parties agree to such relief, by their pleadings or otherwise.
(b)
The court determines that, under the circumstances, sale and division of the proceeds would be more equitable than division of the property. For the purpose of making the determination, the court may appoint a referee and
take into account his report.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.830. Section 872.830.
If, in making a determination whether sale would be more equitable than division of the property, the court finds that sale and division of proceeds for part of the property would be more equitable than division of the whole property, the court may order that such part be sold and the remainder divided.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 872.840. Section 872.840.
(a)
Where the property or an interest therein is subject to an express trust, the court may, in its discretion, order that the property be sold.
(b)
Upon division or sale of such property, the property or proceeds of sale allotted to the trustee of the express trust shall be held by him upon the trust therein stated, and no further action by the court pursuant to Section 873.840 is required.
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