Utah § 16-18-503 - Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution. (Effective 10/1/2026)

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§ 16-18-503. Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution. (Effective 10/1/2026)

Effective 10/1/2026
16-18-503.  Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution.
(1)Any distributions made by a partnership before the partnership's dissolution and winding up must be in equal shares among partners, except to the extent necessary to comply with a transfer effective under Section 16-18-603 or charging order in effect under Section 16-18-604.
(2)A person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a partnership only if the partnership decides to make an interim distribution.
(3)
(a)A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a partnership in any form other than money.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in Section 16-18-906, a partnership may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the asset equal in value to the person's share of distributions.
(4)
(a)If a partner or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the partner or transferee has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the partnership with respect to the distribution.
(b)However, the partnership's obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount owed to the partnership by the partner or a person dissociated as partner on whose account the distribution is made.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 93, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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