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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General rule.--Any distribution made by a limited partnership before its dissolution and winding up must be shared among the partners and persons dissociated as partners on the basis of the value, as stated in the required information when the limited partnership decides to make the distribution, of the contributions the limited partnership has received from each partner, except as provided in section 8672(b) (relating to transfer of transferable interest) or to the extent necessary to comply with a charging order in effect under section 8673 (relating to charging order).
(b) No entitlement to distribution.--A person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding up of a limited partnership only if the partnership decides to make an interim distribution. A person's dissociation does not entitle the person to a distribution.
(c) Distribution in kind.--A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a limited partnership in any form other than money. Except as provided under section 8690(f) (relating to disposition of assets in winding up and required contributions), 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.
(d) Status as creditor.--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 limited partnership with respect to the distribution, except that 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 a partner on whose account the distribution is made.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 8653. Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-15-pacsa-corporations-and-unincorporated-associations/pa-csa-sect-15-8653/
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