Farms that get smaller and smaller create certain problems. In some locations and time periods, land may be subject to “impartible inheritance.” When this concept is practiced, an individual’s land holdings must be passed to one individual and not split up among different family members.
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That’s good to know, when I inquire about some land information which may or may not be true.
In some places, emigration of the other siblings was the only way to prevent the land being split ad infinitum.
I’ve not heard of this before. How does this happen? Is it in the land owner’s will? or does a local government or state have regulations concerning small parcels?