Me. Stat. tit. 31 § 1081

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 1081 - 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: [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

1.Notice of express will to withdraw. In a partnership at will, the partnership's having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under section 1061, subsections 2 to 10, of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner;

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

2.Dissolution before expiration of term. In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking:
A. Within 90 days after a partner's dissociation by death or otherwise under, section 1061, subsections 6 to 10 or wrongful dissociation under section 1062, subsection 2, the express will of at least 1/2 of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to section 1062, subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph (1) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business; [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
B. The express will of all of the partners to wind up the partnership business; or [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
C. The expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking; [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

3.Event in partnership agreement. An event agreed to in the partnership agreement resulting in the winding up of the partnership business;

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

4.Unlawful continuation; cure. 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 90 days after notice to the partnership of the event is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this section;

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

5.Judicial determination; application by partner. On application by a partner, a judicial determination that:
A. The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated; [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
B. Another partner has engaged in conduct relating to the partnership business that makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
C. It is not otherwise reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

6.Judicial determination; application by transferee. 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 [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
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. [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

[2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

31 M.R.S. § 1081

2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW) .