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Fla. Stat. § 620.8201 (2025)

Partnership as entity.

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620.8201 Partnership as entity.
(1) A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.
(2) A limited liability partnership continues to be the same entity that existed before the filing of a statement of qualification under s. 620.9001.
History.s. 13, ch. 95-242; s. 6, ch. 99-285.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Ancel Pratt, Jr. v. Michael C. Weiss, D.O., 161 So. 3d 1268 (Fla. 2015).
Ancel Pratt, Jr. v. Michael C. Weiss, D.O., 161 So. 3d 1268 (Fla. 2015). · cites it 3× “(2014); see also § 620.8201, -8- Fla. Stat. (1997) (“A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A. v. Kane (In Re Kane), 470 B.R. 902 (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2012). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. §§ 620.8201 (1), 620.8203, 620.”
Larmoyeux v. Montgomery, 963 So. 2d 813 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). · cites it 2× “See § 620.8201(1), Fla. Stat. (2001) ("A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
Muben-Lamar, LP v. Dep't of Revenue, 763 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 620.8201, Fla. Stat. (1997). We acknowledge that our decision conflicts with the decision in Kuro, Inc.”
Shephard v. Ouellete, 854 So. 2d 251 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). “[2] Section 620.8201 of FRUPA specifically sets forth that "[a] partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
Leo Greenfield v. BFP Investments, Ltd., 149 F. App'x 828 (11th Cir. 2005). “” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 620.8201 (1). Therefore, “judgment entered against a partner does not constitute a lien against real property titled in the name of the partnership.”
Vicken Bedoyan v. Harout Samra (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). · cites it 2× “See § 620.8201(1), Fla. Stat. (2001) (“A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
— 620.8201(1) — 2 cases
Larmoyeux v. Montgomery, 963 So. 2d 813 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). “See § 620.8201(1), Fla. Stat. (2001) ("A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
Vicken Bedoyan v. Harout Samra (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). “See § 620.8201(1), Fla. Stat. (2001) (“A partnership is an entity distinct from its partners.”
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