KRS 381.136: Life tenants and their descendants -- Partition.

(1) Where the land is held under a deed or will vesting a life estate in two (2) or more

persons or in trust for their benefit, with remainder as to the share of each to his or

her children or descendants, it shall be lawful for a court of equity, on the petition of

one (1) of such life tenants and his or her children or descendants who would then

be entitled to such remainder, all persons having interests in such lands being made

parties, to partition such land so as to set apart to such life tenants and child ren or

descendants so much of said land to which they shall be entitled in severalty; and to

that alone shall attach the title or interest of after -born children or descendants in

whom, by the terms of said deed or will, such a remainder would vest.

(2) Where part of the land so held shall be situated in this state and part in another state,

the court may, in making partition, take into consideration the value of all of said

land, and set apart to those resident in this state land in this state equal to th eir full

share of all said land, securing, by proper deeds and orders to the nonresidents,

release of the interest of such residents in the lands in the other state or territory.