(1) When a merger becomes effective:
(a) The surviving organization continues.
(b) Each constituent organization that merges into the surviving organization ceases to exist as a separate entity.
(c) Title to all real estate and other property owned by each constituent organization that ceases to exist vests in the surviving organization without reversion or impairment.
(d) All debts, liabilities, and other obligations of each constituent organization that ceases to exist continue as obligations of the surviving organization.
(e) An action or proceeding pending by or against any constituent organization that ceases to exist may be continued as if the merger had not occurred.
(f) Except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of each constituent organization that ceases to exist vest in the surviving organization.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, the terms and conditions of the plan of merger take effect.
(h) Except as otherwise agreed, if a constituent partnership ceases to exist, the merger does not dissolve the partnership for purposes of this act, and ss. 620.8801-620.8807 shall not apply.
(i) Any amendments provided for in the certificate of merger for the organizational document that created the organization become effective.
1(2) A surviving organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any obligation owed by a constituent organization, if before the merger the constituent organization was subject to suit in this state on the obligation. A surviving organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this state shall appoint the Department of State as its agent for service of process pursuant to the provisions of s. 48.181.
(3) A copy of the certificate of merger, certified by the Department of State, may be filed in any county of this state in which a constituent organization holds an interest in real property.
History.—s. 22, ch. 2005-267; s. 35, ch. 2022-190.
1Note.—Section 35, ch. 2022-190, amended subsection (2), effective January 2, 2023, to read:
(2) A surviving organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any obligation owed by a constituent organization, if before the merger the constituent organization was subject to suit in this state on the obligation. A surviving organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this state shall appoint the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process pursuant to s. 48.161.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXVI - Business Organizations
Chapter 620 - Partnership Laws
Part II - Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Ss. 620.81001-620.9902)
620.81001 - Uniformity of application and construction.
620.8102 - Knowledge and notice.
620.8103 - Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.
620.8104 - Supplemental principles of law.
620.8105 - Execution, filing, and recording of partnership registration and other statements.
620.81054 - Correcting a filed record.
620.81055 - Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates; powers of the Department of State.
620.8107 - Partnership subject to amendment or repeal of act.
620.8201 - Partnership as entity.
620.8202 - Formation of partnership.
620.8203 - Partnership property.
620.8204 - When property is partnership property.
620.8301 - Partner agent of partnership.
620.8302 - Transfer of partnership property.
620.8303 - Statement of partnership authority.
620.8304 - Statement of denial.
620.8305 - Partnership liable for partner’s actionable conduct.
620.8306 - Partner’s liability.
620.8307 - Actions by and against partnership and partners.
620.8308 - Liability of purported partner.
620.8401 - Partner’s rights and duties.
620.8402 - Distributions in kind.
620.8403 - Partner’s rights and duties with respect to information.
620.8404 - General standards of partner’s conduct.
620.8405 - Actions by partnership and partners.
620.8406 - Continuation of partnership beyond definite term or particular undertaking.
620.8501 - Partner not co-owner of partnership property.
620.8502 - Partner’s transferable interest in partnership.
620.8503 - Transfer of partner’s transferable interest.
620.8504 - Partner’s transferable interest subject to charging order.
620.8601 - Events causing partner’s dissociation.
620.8602 - Partner’s power to dissociate; wrongful dissociation.
620.8603 - Effect of partner’s dissociation.
620.8701 - Purchase of dissociated partner’s interest.
620.8702 - Dissociated partner’s power to bind and liability to partnership.
620.8703 - Dissociated partner’s liability to other persons.
620.8704 - Statement of dissociation.
620.8705 - Continued use of partnership name.
620.8801 - Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership business.
620.8802 - Partnership continues after dissolution.
620.8803 - Right to wind up partnership business.
620.8804 - Partner’s power to bind partnership after dissolution.
620.8805 - Statement of dissolution.
620.8806 - Partner’s liability to other partners after dissolution.
620.8807 - Settlement of accounts and contributions among partners.
620.8913 - Action on plan of conversion by converting partnership.
620.8914 - Filings required for conversion; effective date.
620.8915 - Effect of conversion.
620.8917 - Action on plan of merger by constituent partnership.
620.8918 - Filings required for merger; effective date.
620.8921 - Liability of a partner after conversion or merger.
620.8923 - Application of other laws to provisions governing conversions and mergers.
620.9001 - Statement of qualification.
620.9101 - Law governing foreign limited liability partnership.
620.9102 - Statement of foreign qualification.
620.9103 - Effect of failure to qualify.
620.9104 - Activities not constituting transacting business.