Oklahoma § 12-1501.1 - Petition for partition - Contents - Proof required
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§ 12-1501.1. Petition for partition - Contents - Proof required
A. When the object of the action is to effect a partition of
real property, the petition must describe the property and the
respective interests of the owners thereof, if known.
B. 1. Except as provided for in this subsection, in any action
involving the partition of a mineral estate, in addition to the
requirements of subsection A of this section, the petition shall
specify and the plaintiff shall establish at trial by a
preponderance of the evidence that:
a.
one or more of the co-owners of the mineral estate are
frustrating the development objective of the plaintiff
for the estate; and
b.
an order of the Corporation Commission to pool and
develop said minerals pursuant to Section 87.1 of
Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes and a plan of
unitization created pursuant to Sections 287.1 through
287.15 of Title 52 of the Oklahoma Statutes would not
effectuate a realization of the development objective.
2. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any
action involving the partition of a mineral estate, if the person
requesting the partition owns the surface estate or any part thereof
and also owns an interest in the mineral estate.
R.L. 1910, § 4940. Amended by Laws 1970, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff.
March 2, 1970; Laws 1971, c. 65, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1971;
Laws 1984, c. 205, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 120,
§ 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1985. Renumbered from § 1501 of this title
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure
by Laws 1985, c. 120, § 2, emerg. eff. May 31, 1985. Amended by
Laws 1987, c. 189, § 5, operative Nov. 1, 1987. Renumbered from §
569 of Title 52 by Laws 1987, c. 189, § 7, operative Nov. 1, 1987.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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