§ 620.8801, Fla. Stat. · Part II. REVISED UNIFORMPARTNERSHIP ACT
Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership business.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A partnership is dissolved, and its business must be wound up, only upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) In a partnership at will, the partnership’s having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under s. 620.8601(2)-(10), of such partner’s express will to withdraw as a partner, or withdraw on a later date specified by the partner;
(2) In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking:
(a) Within 90 days after a partner’s dissociation by death or otherwise under s. 620.8601(6)-(10) or wrongful dissociation under s. 620.8602(2), the express will of at least half of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner’s rightful dissociation pursuant to s. 620.8602(2)(b)1. constitutes the expression of that partner’s will to wind up the partnership business;
(b) The express will of all of the partners to wind up the partnership’s business; or
(c) The expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking;
(3) An event agreed to in the partnership agreement resulting in the winding up of the partnership business;
(4) An event which makes it unlawful for all or substantially all of the business of the partnership to be continued, provided, a cure of the illegality, within 90 days after notice to the partnership of the event, is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this section;
(5) On application by a partner, a judicial determination that:
(a) The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated;
(b) Another partner has engaged in conduct relating to the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with such partner; or
(c) It is not otherwise reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or
(6) On application by a transferee of a partner’s transferable interest, a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business:
(a) After the expiration of the term or completion of the undertaking, if the partnership was for a definite term or particular undertaking at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer; or
(b) At any time, if the partnership was a partnership at will at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 15, ch. 99-285.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 620.8103, Fla. Stat.Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.Printed as s. 620.8801(4)
- § 620.8405, Fla. Stat.Actions by partnership and partners.Printed as s. 620.8801; ss. 620.8801-620.8807
- § 620.8503, Fla. Stat.Transfer of partner’s transferable interest.Printed as s. 620.8801(6)
- § 620.8603, Fla. Stat.Effect of partner’s dissociation.Printed as ss. 620.8801-620.8807
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