1. Case Overview

Following the father's passing, real estate was left as inherited property. However, the co-heirs included children from the deceased’s previous marriage (half-siblings). There had been no contact for decades, and their addresses were unknown, making communication impossible. Consequently, a mutual agreement for property division was impossible, even though the client wished to obtain sole ownership of the property.

2. Case Specifics

Because some co-heirs were unreachable and their whereabouts unknown, a negotiated division was realistically impossible. Furthermore, due to the nature of the real estate, sole ownership was far more efficient for management and disposal than joint ownership. While many people leave inheritance matters neglected in these situations, this is a matter that can be fully resolved through legal means.

3. Legal Strategy and Assistance

Based on the premise that negotiation was impossible, we filed a claim for an adjudication of the partition of inherited property. For the co-heirs whose whereabouts were unknown, we utilized "Service by Public Notice" to prevent procedural delays. We designed a division structure where the client would take sole ownership of the property while depositing the monetary value corresponding to the other heirs' shares. This is a realistic division method that courts find easy to accept.

4. Outcome

The court took into account the severed relationships between the co-heirs, the impossibility of negotiation, and the convenience of division. As a result, the court ruled to divide the property for the petitioner's sole ownership and ordered the payment of settlement funds to the remaining heirs. This was a successful case where the inherited property was organized exactly according to the petitioner's intentions.

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