VMM partner Thomas Weiss, head of the Bankruptcy practice and key member of the Litigation Department, including the Real Estate Litigation and Matrimonial & Family Law practices, explains partition actions: what happens if you co-own real estate and want to force its division or sale when the other co-owner doesn't? Or if they want to force you? What might you be entitled to in each case, and what might you owe? Here's what you need to know.