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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377844</law_id><section_number>8.01-93</section_number><catch_line>Partition of goods, etc., by sale, if necessary</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="9">Partition</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When an equal division of goods or chattels cannot be made in kind among those entitled, a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of <span class="dictionary">equity</span> may direct the sale of the same, and the distribution of the proceeds according to the rights of the parties.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 8-702; 1977, c. 617.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
