Can siblings divide inherited land, or will court order a sale? | NC

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Q: Can inherited land and a house be divided among siblings, or does the court usually order a sale? A: In North Carolina, the court does not automatically order a sale. If siblings inherit real estate together, they usually own it as tenants in common. Any one of them can ask the court to end the co-ownership through a partition proceeding. The court looks first at whether the property can be…