Section 61-1-801 - Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership businessA partnership is dissolved, and its business must be wound up, only upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(1) In a partnership at will, the partnership's having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under § 61-1-601(2)-(10), of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner; provided, that, with respect to a family partnership, the dissociation does not cause the partnership to wind up to the extent provided in § 61-1-603(a);(2) In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking:(A) Within ninety (90) days after a partner's dissociation by death or otherwise under § 61-1-601(6)-(10) or wrongful dissociation under § 61-1-602(b), at least half of the remaining partners express the will to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to § 61-1-602(b)(2)(A) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business;(B) The express will of all of the partners to wind up the partnership business; or(C) The expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking;(3) An event agreed to in the partnership agreement resulting in the winding up of the partnership business;(4) 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 ninety (90) days after notice to the partnership of the event is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this section;(5) On application by a partner, a judicial determination that:(A) The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated;(B) Another partner has engaged in conduct relating to the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or(C) It is not otherwise reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or(6) 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(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.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 695,s 11, eff. 7/1/2024.Acts 2001, ch. 353; 2002, ch. 563, § 4.