Section 257: Property deemed to be property in common

1) Any of the following properties or property accrued therefrom shall be deemed to be the property in common, irrespective of such property being owned by any coparcener whosoever, out of the coparceners, subject to Section 256:

(a) Property inherited from ancestors,

(b) Property owned by the coparceners except the private property,

(c) Property earned by the coparceners from the farming, industry, trade or business in common or property accrued therefrom.

2) Except where separated in accordance with law, any property earned by the husband or wife or property accrued therefrom shall be deemed to be the property in common of the husband or wife.

3) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Chapter, any property earned by the parents for the purpose of partition between the parents and their children shall also be deemed to be the property in common.

4) The use of, and transfer of right in, the property in common and other provisions shall be as set forth in the other Chapters of this Act.