(A) All joint tenants and tenants in common who hold, jointly or in common, for a term of life or years or of whom one has an estate for a term of life or years with the other that has an estate of inheritance or freehold in any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall be compellable to make severance and partition of all such lands, tenements and hereditaments.
(B) In an action to partition real property, upon motion of a party or from statements contained in the pleadings, a court shall determine, in a preliminary hearing held after the filing of the action, whether the property is heirs' property. If the court determines that the property is heirs' property, the property must be partitioned under Article 3, Chapter 61, Title 15, unless all of the cotenants otherwise agree in a record.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-2201; 1952 Code Section 10-2201; 1942 Code Section 8826; 1932 Code Section 8826; Civ. C. '22 Section 5292; Civ. C. '12 Section 3522; Civ. C. '02 Section 2436; G. S. 1829; R. S. 1948; 1712 (2) 471, 474; 2016 Act No. 153 (H.3325), Section 3, eff January 1, 2017.
Editor's Note
2016 Act No. 153, Section 6, provides as follows:
"SECTION 6. This act takes effect on January 1, 2017, and applies to partition actions filed on or after that date."
Effect of Amendment
2016 Act No. 153, Section 3, added paragraph identifier (A), and added (B), relating to heirs' property.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Section 15-61-11. Waiver of partition of land which is site of electric generating plant.
Section 15-61-20. Only parties to proceeding are affected by partition.
Section 15-61-30. State as owner of escheated interest is not necessary party.
Section 15-61-40. Validation of certain titles.
Section 15-61-50. Jurisdiction to partition in kind or by sale.
Section 15-61-100. Sale may be ordered without writ upon testimony taken.
Section 15-61-110. Attorneys' fees.
Section 15-61-310. Short title.
Section 15-61-320. Definitions.
Section 15-61-340. Service of pleading; notice by publication.
Section 15-61-350. Sale may be ordered without writ upon testimony taken.
Section 15-61-360. Determination of value of property.
Section 15-61-370. Cotenant requesting partition by sale.
Section 15-61-380. Partition in kind or by allotment.
Section 15-61-390. Determination of manifest prejudice or injury to cotenants as a group.
Section 15-61-400. Sale of heirs' property; open-market sale; sale by sealed bids.
Section 15-61-410. Report of broker appointed to offer heirs' property for open-market sale.