Partition Act, 1868

Jurisdiction of County Courts in Partition (28 & 29 Vict c. 99.)

12. In England the County Courts shall have and exercise the like Power and Authority as the Court of Chancery in Suits for Partition (including the Power and Authority conferred by this Act) in any Case where the Property to which the Suit relates does not exceed in Value the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, and the same shall be had and exercised in like Manner and subject to the like Provisions as the Power and Authority conferred by Section One of The County Courts Act, 1865.