What is the usual effect of a partner’s death on an ordinary partnership agreement?

Correct answer: B. The partnership is generally dissolved

  • A. The partnership automatically becomes a company
  • B. The partnership is generally dissolved
  • C. The deceased partner’s share passes to the government
  • D. The remaining partners lose their personal assets

Explanation

Unless the agreement provides otherwise, the death of a partner generally causes dissolution of the partnership. The business may continue if the agreement or the surviving partners provide for its reconstitution.

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