(a)  On application by or for a partner, the court shall decree a dissolution whenever:

(1)  A partner has been declared mentally incompetent in any judicial proceeding or is shown to be of unsound mind;

(2)  A partner becomes in any other way incapable of performing his or her part of the partnership contract;

(3)  A partner has been guilty of any conduct that tends to affect prejudicially the carrying on of the business;

(4)  A partner willfully or persistently commits a breach of the partnership agreement, or otherwise so conducts him or herself in matters relating to the partnership business that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with him or her;

(5)  The business of the partnership can only be carried on at a loss;

(6)  Other circumstances render a dissolution equitable.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-12-43

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(b)  On the application of the purchaser of a partner’s interest under § 7-12-38 and § 7-12-39, the court shall decree a dissolution:

(1)  After the termination of the specified term or particular undertaking;

(2)  At any time if the partnership was a partnership at will when the interest was assigned or when the charging order was issued.

History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 74, § 32; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 4.

§ 7-12-43. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 74, § 32; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 4; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 1, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 1, effective January 1, 2023.