59-62. Dissolution by decree of court.
(a) On application by or for a partner the court shall decree a dissolution whenever:
(1) A partner has been adjudicated incompetent or is shown to be of unsound mind,
(2) A partner becomes in any other way incapable of performing his part of the partnership contract,
(3) A partner has been guilty of such conduct as tends to affect prejudicially the carrying on of the business,
(4) A partner wilfully or persistently commits a breach of the partnership agreement, or otherwise so conducts himself in matters relating to the partnership business that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with him,
(5) The business of the partnership can only be carried on at a loss,
(6) Other circumstances render a dissolution equitable.
(b) On the application of the purchaser of a partner's interest under G.S. 59-57 and 59-58:
(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.
(c) The name of a registered limited liability partnership becomes available for use by another entity as provided in G.S. 55D-21. (1941, c. 374, s. 32; 1985, c. 589, s. 29; 2001-358, s. 41; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6; 2001-487, s. 107(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Uniform Partnership Act.
§ 59-31 - North Carolina Uniform Partnership Act.
§ 59-32 - Definition of terms.
§ 59-33 - Interpretation of knowledge and notice.
§ 59-34 - Rules of construction.
§ 59-35 - Rules for cases not provided for in this Act.
§ 59-35.1 - Filing of documents.
§ 59-35.2 - Filing, service, and copying fees.
§ 59-36 - Partnership defined.
§ 59-37 - Rules for determining the existence of a partnership.
§ 59-38 - Partnership property.
§ 59-39 - Partner agent of partnership as to partnership business.
§ 59-39.1 - Act, admission or acknowledgment by partner.
§ 59-40 - Conveyance of real property of the partnership.
§ 59-41 - Partnership bound by admission of partner.
§ 59-42 - Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner.
§ 59-43 - Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act.
§ 59-44 - Partnership bound by partner's breach of trust.
§ 59-46 - Partner by estoppel.
§ 59-47 - Liability of incoming partner.
§ 59-48 - Rules determining rights and duties of partners.
§ 59-50 - Duty of partners to render information.
§ 59-51 - Partner accountable as a fiduciary.
§ 59-52 - Right to an account.
§ 59-53 - Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term.
§ 59-54 - Extent of property rights of a partner.
§ 59-55 - Nature of a partner's right in specific partnership property.
§ 59-56 - Nature of partner's interest in the partnership.
§ 59-57 - Assignment of partner's interest.
§ 59-58 - Partner's interest subject to charging order.
§ 59-59 - Dissolution defined.
§ 59-60 - Partnership not terminated by dissolution.
§ 59-61 - Causes of dissolution.
§ 59-62 - Dissolution by decree of court.
§ 59-63 - General effect of dissolution on authority of partner.
§ 59-64 - Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution.
§ 59-66 - Effect of dissolution on partner's existing liability.
§ 59-68 - Rights of partners to application of partnership property.
§ 59-69 - Rights where partnership is dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation.
§ 59-70 - Rules for distribution.
§ 59-71 - Liability of persons continuing the business in certain cases.
§ 59-72 - Rights of retiring partner or estate of deceased partner when the business is continued.