Florida Statutes 620.8912 – Conversion
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(1) An organization other than a partnership may convert to a partnership, and a partnership may convert to another organization pursuant to this section and ss. 620.8913–620.8915 and a plan of conversion, if:
(a) The other organization’s governing law authorizes the conversion.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 620.8912
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(b) The conversion is permitted by the law of the jurisdiction that enacted the governing law.
(c) The other organization complies with its governing law in effecting the conversion.
(2) A plan of conversion must be in a record and must include:
(a) The name and form of the organization before conversion.
(b) The name and form of the organization after conversion.
(c) The terms and conditions of the conversion, including the manner and basis for converting interests in the converting organization into any combination of money, interests in the converted organization, and other consideration.
(d) The organizational documents of the converted organization.