Creditors having a specific or general lien upon all or any portion of the property, may be made parties.
§ 1503.Creditors May Be Made Parties
Chapter 28: Partition · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceAllows a creditor holding a specific or general lien on the property, or on any part of it, to be joined as a party to a partition action.
Full Text of § 1503
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4942.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1503 lets a lienholder into the case. A creditor with a specific or general lien on all or part of the property being partitioned may be made a party, giving that creditor a voice in how the property gets divided or sold.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a mortgage holder be part of an Oklahoma partition lawsuit?
Yes. A creditor with a specific or general lien on the property, or on any portion of it, may be made a party to the action.
Why would a lienholder want to join a partition case?
The statute doesn't say why, only that a creditor with a qualifying lien may be made a party -- joining lets a lienholder participate in a case that affects the property securing its debt.
Does this section require creditors to be joined, or just allow it?
It only allows it -- the statute says creditors with a qualifying lien may be made parties, not that they must be.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: oklahoma partition creditors lien parties12 O.S. § 1503joining a lienholder in a partition action