May 26, 2025
A deed of distribution and a deed of succession can be, and typically are, one and the same document. Both can be recorded in the same document. First, the document records the partition and then the document continues with the distribution of the estate. The signed document is...
Apr 6, 2025
Marriages always end either in divorce or in the death of the spouse. Many people fail to make a division, i.e. to draw up official papers stating what part of the property belongs to each spouse. This division agreement should always be drawn up, even if the parties agree to divide the property. What is...
Dec 8, 2024
Partition is a settlement in which the property of the spouses is divided. The need to divide property can be triggered either by divorce or the death of one spouse. The division can be made immediately after the divorce case has been brought before the district court. A partition...
Oct 21, 2024
Distribution of the estate must be preceded by a division If the deceased was married during his or her lifetime and the spouses were not married, a division of property must always be made before the estate is distributed. There is no statutory time limit for the distribution or division of the estate. The division must be made...
