Where any party to an action for the partition of real estate is under the age of 21 years, the court may, if it shall appear to be for the benefit of such minor, direct partition to be made so as to set off to such minor, and to any other party or parties to such action who may consent thereto, their respective shares in the real estate partitioned, without partition as between themselves, to be held by them in common.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.