Partnerships and LLCs in general

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  1. 3. owes a (i) duty of care, (ii) duty of loyalty, and (iii) good faith and fair dealing
  2. 6. associations formed for a limited time or limited purpose (often in commercial transactions with high cost and high risk)
  3. 7. A partnership that continues and exists indefinitely
  4. 8. LLCs are formed by filing either a __________ (or in delaware filing a certificate for formation), paying fees and minimum franchise tax, and having at least 1 member
  5. 12. A partnership with one or more general partners, who manage but have unlimited liability, and one or more limited partners, who do not manage but have limited liability
  6. 15. if _______ _______ exists, presume a gp does exist. But, this does not have to be present for a gp to exist
  7. 17. if only ______ ______ of property exists, presume a gp doesn't exist
  8. 19. an extremely flexible form that can be governed by principles of equity from corporation and fiduciary duty law if the ______ state statue either doesn't exist or doesn't cover the issue at hand
  9. 23. when a partner leaves the partnership voluntarily or involuntarily
  10. 24. a partner’s actions _______ ________ _______ ______ bind the partnership only if all other partners authorize it.
  11. 25. if all parties have ____ _____ ___ _______, this is strong evidence that a gp exists
  12. 26. co-owners of unincorporated entities are called _________. But owners do not need to use this label to form a general partnership
  13. 27. formed when 2+ people associate to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit, regardless of whether they intended to form a partnership or not
  14. 28. The process by which a partnership ceases to exist. All assets are disposed of, all creditors are paid, and the partners or members receive distributions of any remainder
  15. 29. owner of a soleproprietorship has ____________, meaning he's responsible for all debts, losses, and liabilities.
  16. 30. debt repayment, rent payments, and employee compensation are ___ ____ ______ and aren't evidence of a GP
  17. 31. A partnership formed for a particular length of time or for a particular undertaking
  18. 32. formed by initially filing as ______ with the state, by refiling after dissolvingan lp, or when an existing lp amends its document already filed with the state
  19. 33. governed by rupa and normally limited to professional services; requires filing with the state
Down
  1. 1. before an effective lp is formed, the partners must affirmatively agree, the ______ __ ______ _______ must be filed, you need at least 1 person as a gp and 1 person as an lp
  2. 2. If a partner's action was ___________, and 3rd party knew partner's action was __________, partnership will not be bound
  3. 4. A court order seizing a partner’s transferable interest for the benefit of a judgment creditor of that partner – like a lien
  4. 5. can't eliminate duty of loyalty or goodfaith; Cannot unreasonably reduce duty of care
  5. 9. the type of business the partnership usually carries on in a manner in which they usually undertake
  6. 10. jointly and severally personally liable for the obligations of the partnership
  7. 11. the partnership with a liability shield, and is similar to limited partnerships, must have what in the name?
  8. 13. formation contract not needed; general partnership requires only the _________ ___ ______ to be partners, through actions, oral agreements, or 3rd party representations
  9. 14. a business owned and run by a single person, with no legal distinction between the owner and the business
  10. 16. after dissolution is triggered, the partnership continues to operate for limited purposes
  11. 18. some states require the abbreviation ___ to be in the partnership name, but not all states do
  12. 20. if only _____ ______ _____ exists, presume a gp doesn't exist
  13. 21. doctrine where parties unintentionally or unknowingly manifested an intent to form a partnership
  14. 22. a partner’s act is apparently for carrying on the partnership’s business in its ordinary course (or in the usual way)