Courts generally order a sale rather than splitting the physical property, because dividing a single house between multiple owners is rarely practical, and the proceeds are then divided according to each owner's share once the sale closes and a lawyer handles the transfer through Information Services Corporation.
The Family Property Act governs how property is divided between separating spouses specifically, while a partition action is the broader tool used any time co-owners, including siblings or other family members, cannot agree on what to do with a shared property.
Going to court is the last resort, not the first step; most co-owners reach a private agreement to sell once they understand what the property is actually worth against Saskatoon's $444,700 benchmark price. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.