513.525. If homestead cannot be occupied in severalty, court may grant relief. - Missouri Statutes

If homestead cannot be occupied in severalty, court may grant relief.

513.525. Whenever any dwelling house, outbuilding and theland in connection therewith, in which a homestead shall exist,shall exceed the respective value mentioned in section 513.475,and a severance of such homestead would greatly depreciate thevalue of the residue of the premises, or be of greatinconvenience to the parties interested either in such residue orin such homestead, either party may apply to the circuit court bypetition, setting forth the facts, for relief; and upon thehearing of such petition, if it shall appear that such homesteadcannot be occupied in severalty without great inconvenience tothe parties interested in such homestead or in such residue, thecourt may order such homestead to be transferred to such otherparties, and the payment of the value of the homestead interestto the owner thereof; or, at the option of such owner, may ordersuch other parties to transfer such residue to him, and order himthereupon to pay such other parties the value thereof, to befixed by the court; or, if the case require it, the court mayorder a sale of the whole premises, and apportion the proceedsbetween the parties; and such court may make all such orders inthe premises as shall be equitable and needful.

(RSMo 1939 § 618)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 618; 1919 § 5863; 1909 § 6714