(1) to creditors, including partners who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited partnership other than liabilities for distributions to partners under section 3451 or 3454 of this title;

(2) except as provided in the partnership agreement, to partners and former partners in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions under section 3451 or 3454 of this title; and

(3) except as provided in the partnership agreement, to partners first for the return of their contributions and secondly respecting their partnership interests, in the proportions in which the partners share in distributions. (Added 1997, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)