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Subject to section 1085, a partnership is bound by a partner's
act after dissolution that:

 
1.__Appropriate act.__Is appropriate for winding up the
partnership business; or

 
2.__Act would have bound partnership.__Would have bound the
partnership under section 1031 before dissolution, if the other
party to the transaction did not have notice of the dissolution.

 
§1085.__Statement of dissolution

 
1.__Filing of statement.__After dissolution, a partner who has
not wrongfully dissociated may file a statement of dissolution
stating the name of the partnership and that the partnership has
dissolved and is winding up its business.

 
2.__Deemed to have notice.__For the purposes of sections 1031
and 1084, a person not a partner is deemed to have notice of the
dissolution and the limitation on the partners' authority as a
result of the statement of dissolution 30 days after it is filed.

 
§1086.__Partner's liability to other partners after dissolution

 
1.__Liable for partner's share.__Except as otherwise provided
in subsection 2 and section 1034, after dissolution a partner is
liable to the other partners for the partner's share of any
partnership liability incurred under section 1084.

 
2.__Liability for inappropriate act.__A partner who, with
knowledge of the dissolution, incurs a partnership liability
under section 1084, subsection 2 by an act that is not
appropriate for winding up the partnership business is liable to
the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising
from the liability.

 
§1087.__Settlement of accounts and contributions among partners

 
1.__Application of assets.__In winding up a partnership's
business, the assets of the partnership, including the
contributions of the partners required by this section, must be
applied to discharge the partnership's obligations to creditors,
including, to the extent permitted by law, partners who are
creditors.__Any surplus must be applied to pay in cash the net
amount distributable to partners in accordance with their right
to distributions under subsection 2.

 
2.__Settlement of partnership accounts; distributions;
contribution.__Each partner is entitled to a settlement of all


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