Signature: Signature: Print name: Print name: If persons interested assent, complete the following: We, being persons interested, assent to this petition. A petition to partition property can result in a lengthy proceeding and involve complicated litigation.A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. Is a petition to partition the best way to sever co-ownership of property? A petition for partition may be filed in either the Land Court or in the Probate and Family Court. Provided they meet the necessary contractual requirements, real estate agreements that are electronically signed may be considered legally binding. A petition for partition can be filed when co-owners of a property cannot agree on how to divide it or when one co-owner wants to sell their share.