2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 805 - BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS › 805 ILCS 206/ - Uniform Partnership Act (1997). › Article 6 - Partner's Dissociation

(805 ILCS 206/Art. 6 heading)
ARTICLE 6
PARTNER'S DISSOCIATION
(805 ILCS 206/601)
Sec. 601. 
		Events causing partner's dissociation. 
		A partner is dissociated from a partnership upon the occurrence of any of
the following events:
(1) the partnership's having notice of the partner's     express will to withdraw as a partner or on a later date specified by the partner;
(2) an event agreed to in the partnership agreement     as causing the partner's dissociation;
(3) the partner's expulsion pursuant to the     partnership agreement;
(4) the partner's expulsion by the unanimous vote of     the other partners if:
(i) it is unlawful to carry on the partnership         business with that partner;
(ii) there has been a transfer of all or         substantially all of that partner's transferable interest in the partnership, other than a transfer for security purposes, or a court order charging the partner's interest, which has not been foreclosed;
(iii) within 90 days after the partnership         notifies a corporate partner that it will be expelled because it has filed a certificate of dissolution or the equivalent, its charter has been revoked, or its right to conduct business has been suspended by the jurisdiction of its incorporation, there is no revocation of the certificate of dissolution or no reinstatement of its charter or its right to conduct business; or
(iv) a partnership that is a partner has been         dissolved and its business is being wound up;
(5) on application by the partnership or another     partner, the partner's expulsion by judicial determination because:
(i) the partner engaged in wrongful conduct that         adversely and materially affected the partnership business;
(ii) the partner willfully or persistently         committed a material breach of the partnership agreement or of a duty owed to the partnership or the other partners under Section 404 of this Act; or
(iii) the partner engaged in conduct relating to         the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with the partner;
(6) the partner's:
(i) becoming a debtor in bankruptcy;
(ii) executing an assignment for the benefit of         creditors;
(iii) seeking, consenting to, or acquiescing in         the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of that partner or of all or substantially all of that partner's property; or
(iv) failing, within 90 days after the         appointment, to have vacated or stayed the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the partner or of all or substantially all  of the partner's property obtained without the partner's consent or acquiescence, or failing within 90 days after the expiration of a stay to have the appointment vacated;
(7) in the case of a partner who is an individual:
(i) the partner's death;
(ii) the appointment of a guardian or general         conservator for the partner; or
(iii) a judicial determination that the partner         has otherwise become incapable of performing the partner's duties under the partnership agreement;
(8) in the case of a partner that is a trust or is     acting as a partner by virtue of being a trustee of a trust, distribution of the trust's entire transferable interest in the partnership, but not merely by reason of the substitution of a successor trustee;
(9) in the case of a partner that is an estate or is     acting as a partner by virtue of being a personal representative of an estate, distribution of the estate's entire transferable interest in the partnership, but not merely by reason of the substitution of a successor personal representative; or
(10) termination of a partner who is not an     individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or estate.
(Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)
(805 ILCS 206/602)
Sec. 602. 
		
		Partner's power to dissociate;
wrongful dissociation.
(a) A partner has the power to dissociate at any time, rightfully or
wrongfully, by express will
pursuant to Section 601(1) of this Act.
(b) A partner's dissociation is wrongful only if:
(1) it is in breach of an express provision of the     partnership agreement; or
(2) in the case of a partnership for a definite term     or particular undertaking, before the expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking:
(i) the partner withdraws by express will, unless         the withdrawal follows within 90 days after another partner's dissociation by death or otherwise under Section 601(6) through (10) or wrongful dissociation under this subsection;
(ii) the partner is expelled by judicial         determination under Section 601(5);
(iii) the partner is dissociated by becoming a         debtor in bankruptcy; or
(iv) in the case of a partner who is not an         individual, trust other than a business trust, or estate, the partner is expelled or otherwise dissociated because it willfully dissolved or terminated.
(c) A partner who wrongfully dissociates is liable to the partnership and to
the other partners
for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any
other obligation of the
partner to the partnership or to the other partners.
(Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)
(805 ILCS 206/603)
Sec. 603. 
		Effect of partner's dissociation.
(a) If a partner's dissociation results in a dissolution and winding up of
the partnership
business, Article 8 of this Act applies; otherwise, Article 7 applies.
(b) Upon a partner's dissociation:
(1) the partner's right to participate in the     management and conduct of the partnership business terminates, except as otherwise provided in Section 803;
(2) except as provided in clause (3) of this     subsection, a partner's duties terminate; and
(3) the partner's duty of loyalty under Section     404(b)(1) and (2) and duty of care under Section 404(c) continue only with regard to matters arising and events occurring before the partner's dissociation, unless the partner participates in winding up the partnership's business pursuant to Section 803.
(Source: P.A. 92-740, eff. 1-1-03.)