Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

De Facto Partnership (Business)

Is there any case law or information on De Facto Partnership or someone being a De Facto Partner in a Company, and having legal right to that company, or the same rights as a partner?


Asked on 2/05/09, 11:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mohammad Faruqui Faruqui Law Firm, P.A.

Re: De Facto Partnership (Business)

If there is a de facto partnership in Florida, the de facto partner generally has the same rights as a partner in an actual formalized partnership. In Florida, even if an employee causes people to believe he is a partner of a company, he can make transactions that would bind the partnership. It is the responsibility of the actual owner or actual partnership to provide formal notice that person "X" is not a partner.

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Answered on 2/05/09, 11:45 pm


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