Sale or partition
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-16-12
in effect32-16-12. Sale or partition
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. Otherwise, upon the making of requisite proof, it must order a
partition according to the respective rights of the parties as ascertained by the court and appoint
three referees therefor, and must designate the portion to remain undivided for the owners
whose interests remain unknown or unascertained.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c16.pdf#nameddest=32-16-12Fetched: 10/16/2026
