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N.Y. Partnership Law § 60 (2026)

Dissolution defined

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§ 60. Dissolution defined.  The dissolution of a partnership is the
change in the relation of the partners caused by any partner ceasing to
be associated in the carrying on as distinguished from the winding up of
the business.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2023 · leading case: Cohen v. Lord, 550 N.E.2d 410 (N.Y. 1989).
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Cohen v. Lord, 550 N.E.2d 410 (N.Y. 1989). · cites it 2× “We are taught somewhat elementally that, unless there is an agreement to the contrary, withdrawal of a partner constitutes dissolution of the law partnership (Partnership Law § 60; Matter of Vann v Kreindler, Relkin & Goldberg, 54 NY2d 936 ).”
Turner v. Lee (In Re Minton Grp., Inc.), 46 B.R. 222 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). “N.Y. Partnership L. §§ 60 , 61; Kraus v. Kraus, 250 N.”
Dawson v. White & Case, 672 N.E.2d 589 (N.Y. 1996). “Absent such a mechanism, however, the removal of a partner can be accomplished only through dissolution of the firm, defined as a "change in the relation of the partners caused by any partner ceasing to be associated in the carrying on * * * of the business” (Partnership Law §…”
Sriraman v. Patel, 761 F. Supp. 2d 7 (E.D.N.Y 2011). “See N.Y. Partnership Law § 60 . (when one partner withdraws from a partnership, dissolution occurs absent agreement between the partners to the contrary).”
Dev. Specialists, Inc. ex rel. Coudert Bros. LLP v. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 480 B.R. 145 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). “This case concerns the duties of the partners to each other while the firm is in this liminal state. Post-dissolution, former partners generally do not owe fiduciary duties either to one another or to the dissolved firm.”
Ebker v. Tan Jay Int'l Ltd., 741 F. Supp. 448 (S.D.N.Y. 1990). “, 1961); N.Y. Partnership Law § 60 (McKinney 1988).”
Conolly v. Thuillez, 26 A.D.3d 720 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006). “In the absence of a partnership agreement or other writing to the contrary, we agree with Supreme Court that the circumstances of plaintiff’s full-time employment with SIF and his limited work winding up a few pending cases reflect an express withdrawal from TFGC on May 15,…”
Mashihi v. 166-25 Hillside Partners, 51 A.D.3d 738 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008). “To the extent the plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to a judgment dissolving the partnership as requested in their first cause of action pursuant to Partnership Law § 63, that claim is academic since the partnership was previously dissolved by operation of law (see…”
Gardiner Int'l Inc. v. J.W. Townsend & Assocs.., Inc., 13 A.D.3d 246 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004). “A partnership dissolves when there is a change in the relationship between the partners caused by one partner who no longer associates with the purposes of the partnership (Partnership Law § 60). Where a partnership agreement provides for a finite duration, the partnership may…”
Briscoe v. White, 34 A.D.3d 712 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006). “Even though the plaintiff testified that she never told the defendant that she wanted to end the partnership, the court properly credited the defendant’s testimony that the plaintiff had advised her that she was unwilling to continue in the partnership after her son died.”
Magee v. Magee, 120 A.D.3d 637 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “The appellant’s additional contention that the dissolution of Bradley would be inappropriate is academic since the partnership was previously dissolved by operation of law (see Partnership Law §§ 60, 62 [1] [b]; Mashihi v 166-25 Hillside Partners, 51 AD3d 738 [2008]).”
Livadiotakis v. Tzitzikalakis, 302 A.D.2d 369 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003). “Any cause of action for an accounting of assets of an alleged partnership accrued in or before March 1994 when the plaintiffs were divested of any interest in the alleged partnership (see Partnership Law § 60; Dryden Hotel Assoc.”
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