12-1223. Writ of possession or sale of
personal property


A. When a partition in kind of personal property is ordered, a writ shall be issued
in accordance with the judgment, commanding the sheriff or a constable of the county
where the property is located to put the parties forthwith in possession of the property
allotted.


B. When the property will not admit of an equitable partition, the court shall
ascertain the proportion to which each owner is entitled and shall order that the
property be sold. An execution shall be issued to the sheriff or constable of the county
where the property is located, describing the property and commanding the officer to sell
it as in cases of execution and pay over the proceeds of sale to the parties entitled
thereto in the proportion ascertained by judgment of the court.