48-7A-801. Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership business.
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 subsections 48-7A-601(2) to (10), inclusive, of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner;
(2)In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking:
(i)Within ninety days after a partner's dissociation by death or otherwise under subsections 48-7A-601(6) to (10), inclusive, or wrongful dissociation under subsection 48-7A-602(b), 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 subsection 48-7A-602(b)(2)(i) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business;
(ii)The express will of all of the partners to wind up the partnership business; or
(iii)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 that makes it unlawful for all or substantially all of the business of the partnership to be continued, but a cure of illegality within ninety 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:
(i)The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated;
(ii)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 that partner; or
(iii)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:
(i)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
(ii)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.
Source: SL 2001, ch 249, §801.