Ohio § 1776.56 Dissociated partner's liability to other persons

Ohio Statutes

§ 1776.56 — Dissociated partner's liability to other persons

Ohio § 1776.56

Title 17Corporations-Partnerships

Ch. 1776Ohio Uniform Partnership Act

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1776.56 (2026).

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(A)A partner's dissociation does not of itself discharge the partner's liability for a partnership obligation incurred before dissociation. A dissociated partner is not liable for a partnership obligation incurred after dissociation, except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section.

(B)A partner who dissociates without resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business is liable as a partner to the other party in a transaction entered into by the partnership, or a surviving partnership under sections1776.68to1776.79of the Revised Code, within two years after the partner's dissociation, only if pursuant to section1776.36of the Revised Code the partner would have been liable for the obligation if the transaction had been entered into while the

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(A) A partner's dissociation does not of itself discharge the partner's liability for a partnership obligation incurred before dissociation. A dissociated partner is not liable for a partnership obligation incurred after dissociation, except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section.

(B) A partner who dissociates without resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business is liable as a partner to the other party in a transaction entered into by the partnership, or a surviving partnership under sections1776.68to1776.79of the Revised Code, within two years after the partner's dissociation, only if pursuant to section1776.36of the Revised Code the partner would have been liable for the obligation if the transaction had been entered into while the person was a partner and, at the time of entering into the transaction, all of the following were true:

(1) The other party reasonably believed that the dissociated partner was then a partner and reasonably relied on that belief in entering into the transaction.

(2) The other party did not have notice of the partner's dissociation.

(3) The other party is not deemed to have had knowledge under division (E) of section1776.33of the Revised Code or notice under division (C) of section1776.57of the Revised Code.

(C) By agreement with the partnership creditor and the partners continuing the business, a dissociated partner may be released from liability for a partnership obligation.

(D) A dissociated partner is released from liability for a partnership obligation if a partnership creditor, with notice of the partner's dissociation but without the partner's consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of a partnership obligation.