[§668A-3]  Applicability; relation to other law.  (a)  This chapter applies to actions for partition filed on or after January 1, 2017.

     (b)  In any action for partition of real property under chapter 668, the court shall determine whether the property is heirs property.  If the court determines that the property is heirs property, the property shall be partitioned under this chapter, unless all the cotenants agree otherwise in a record.

     (c)  This chapter supplements chapter 668 and, if an action is governed by this chapter, supersedes provisions of chapter 668 that are inconsistent with this chapter. [L 2016, c 260, pt of §1]