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Wis. Stat. § 842.14 (2026)

Judgment of partition

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842.14842.14 Judgment of partition.
842.14(1)(1) If the court has determined that partition is proper under s. 842.07 or on adoption by the court of a report recommending partition without sale, the court may order or render judgment of partition which shall be conclusive on all the parties to the action and their legal representatives and on all persons claiming or to claim from such parties or persons or any of them, subsequent to the filing of the notice of the pendency of the action.
842.14(2)(2) Such judgment shall not affect the interests of lienholders or tenants, except that if a tenant obtained a lease from less than all of the cotenant owners, the tenant’s lease shall be extinguished by the judgment, and the tenant shall have judgment for damages against the cotenant who granted the lease.
842.14(3)(3) If partition is adjudged, existing liens shall not be affected or impaired, except that a lien upon an undivided interest or estate shall thereafter be a charge only on the share assigned to the party against whom it exists, which share shall be charged with its just proportion of the costs in preference to such lien.
842.14(4)(4) If partition is adjudged, and if it appears that it cannot be made equal between the parties without prejudice to the rights or interests of some of them, the court may provide in its judgment that compensation be made by one party to the other for equality of partition, according to the equity of the case; and where any party has with the knowledge or assent of the others or any of them, made improvements upon lands partitioned, the portion of such lands upon which such improvements have been made may be allotted to such party without computing in their value the value of such improvements.
842.14(5)(5) A certified copy of the judgment shall be recorded in each county in which any part of the premises are situated, and the expense of such copy and record shall be taxed in the costs.
842.14 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 189; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767, 782 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.14; 1993 a. 486; 2025 a. 234.
842.14 AnnotationA cotenant could not have asked to be reimbursed for disproportionately borne expenses until unity of possession was dissolved and the property, or any proceeds from the sale of the property, was being divided in proportion to the economic interests held by the parties. O’Connell, Jr. v. O’Connell, 2005 WI App 51, 279 Wis. 2d 406, 694 N.W.2d 429, 04-0895.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Prince Corp. v. James N. Vandenberg, 2016 WI 49 (Wis. 2016).
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Prince Corp. v. James N. Vandenberg, 2016 WI 49 (Wis. 2016). · cites it 11× “However, Wis. Stat. § 842.14 (3) provides: If partition is adjudged, existing liens shall not be affected or impaired, except that a lien upon an undivided interest or estate shall thereafter be a charge only on the share assigned to the party against whom it exists, which share…”
O'Connell v. O'Connell, 2005 WI App 51 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “If partition does not equalize the positions of the parties, the circuit court in equity may, under Wis. Stat. § 842.14 (4), order compensation by one party to another.”
Klawitter v. Klawitter, 2001 WI App 16 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 5× “14(4) as the basis for his contribution claim, the situation envisioned by the statute is the very one represented by Elmer's counterclaim.”
Johnson v. Johnson, 2016 WI App 60 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “Wis. Stat. § 842.14 (4). ¶ 15. Several cases establish the rule as to when a resident cotenant may be required to pay a nonresident cotenant for the value of use and possession.”
Samantha Mueller v. Lawrence Larson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 842.14(1) states that “[i]f the court has determined that partition is proper[,] … the court may order or render judgment of partition ….”
— Wis. Stat. § 842.14(1) — 1 case
Samantha Mueller v. Lawrence Larson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 842.14(1) states that “[i]f the court has determined that partition is proper[,] … the court may order or render judgment of partition ….”
— Wis. Stat. § 842.14(4) — 2 cases
Klawitter v. Klawitter, 2001 WI App 16 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “14(4) as the basis for his contribution claim, the situation envisioned by the statute is the very one represented by Elmer's counterclaim.”
Johnson v. Johnson, 2016 WI App 60 (Wis. Ct. App. 2016). “Wis. Stat. § 842.14 (4). ¶ 15. Several cases establish the rule as to when a resident cotenant may be required to pay a nonresident cotenant for the value of use and possession.”
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