§ 873.260.Lien On Undivided Interest of Party

Before division, a lien on a party's interest attaches to a fractional, undivided share of the whole property. Once the referee physically divides that property and allots portions to each party, this section carries the lien forward cleanly: it becomes a charge only on the share allotted to the party whose interest was originally encumbered.

That result protects everyone else in the action. The parties who receive other portions get shares that aren't burdened by a lien that was never theirs to begin with — a lien follows the interest it originally attached to, not the property generally.

The sale track handles liens differently, since there's no physical share for a lien to migrate onto. Under § 873.820, liens on property that is sold instead are paid out of the sale proceeds, in order of priority, rather than following a party into a particular parcel.