Rule 1557.Order Directing Partition. Post-Trial Relief.
Adopted April 26, 1955 · Last amended December 5, 1996 · Last verified June 30, 2026
Full Text of Rule 1557
Plain-English Summary
Partition proceeds in two stages, and this rule marks the first. Once the court decides — by default, admission, or after a hearing or trial — that the property should be partitioned, it enters an order directing partition that names all the co-tenants and fixes the nature and extent of their interests. The rule also bars exceptions to that order, so a party who disagrees appeals it rather than filing post-trial motions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an order directing partition decide?
That the property will be partitioned, and it names the co-tenants and the nature and extent of their interests.
Official Note
Official Note: Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 311(a)(7) provides that an appeal may be taken as of right from an order directing partition. However, a motion for post-trial relief must be filed following trial to an order which does not direct partition or which disposes of a claim other than a claim for partition.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1557 adopted April 26, 1955, effective November 1, 1955; amended October 19, 1983, effective January 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3629; amended July 28, 1995, effective January 1, 1996, 25 Pa.B. 3337; amended December 5, 1996, effective immediately, 26 Pa.B. 6068. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (197727).