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TN Code › Title 61 › Chapter 1 › Section 61-1-106

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the law of the jurisdiction in which a partnership has its chief executive office governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. (b) Where the partners have provided that the partnership agreement is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state, the law of the jurisdiction governing the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. (c) The law of this state governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership and the liability of partners for an obligation of a limited liability partnership that has filed an application as a limited liability partnership in this state. Acts 2001, ch. 353.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the law of the jurisdiction in which a partnership has its chief executive office governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

(b) Where the partners have provided that the partnership agreement is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state, the law of the jurisdiction governing the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

(c) The law of this state governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership and the liability of partners for an obligation of a limited liability partnership that has filed an application as a limited liability partnership in this state.

Acts 2001, ch. 353.

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