When two or more people own the same property, one of the owners CAN force a sale of the jointly owned property via a partition action or lawsuit. Post-2008 divorce decree or separation agreement.Revocation of release of claim to an exemption. Yes, an individual can act as their own attorney. However, Partition actions are very technical different rules than regular civil actions. Agreed that the mediated settlement agreement partitioned the bonus.1387. 2. Interpretation of Divorce Decrees.