{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-6-20","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-6-20","heading":"Jurisdiction of Circuit Court to Divide or Sell for Division.","body":"The circuit court shall have original jurisdiction to divide or partition, or sell for partition, any property, real or personal, held by joint owners or tenants in common; whether the defendant denies the title of plaintiff or sets up adverse possession or not; and the court in exercising its jurisdiction shall proceed according to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and, where necessary, allow service of process by publication as prescribed therein.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 6 Partition.","Article 2 Partition in Circuit Court."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-6-20","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"fa1f6f37cf214abf83fb44b5d24f6575cae6038eb62ae9de9e8b1fc4d4d72f9c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-6-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-6-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}