Legal Definitions - de partitione facienda

DE PARTITIONE FACIENDA

De partitione facienda is a legal term in Latin that refers to a writ used to divide or partition lands or tenements.

An example of de partitione facienda would be if two siblings inherited a piece of land from their parents, but could not agree on how to divide it. They could then use this writ to legally divide the land between them.

Another example would be if a group of tenants-in-common wanted to divide a property among themselves. They could use this writ to ensure that the division was done fairly and legally.

These examples illustrate how de partitione facienda is used to legally divide property among multiple parties.