Nevada Revised Statutes 88.535 – Rights and remedies of creditor of partner
1. On application to a court of competent jurisdiction by any judgment creditor of a partner, the court may charge the partnership interest of the partner with payment of the unsatisfied amount of the judgment with interest. To the extent so charged, the judgment creditor has only the rights of an assignee of the partnership interest.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 88.535
- Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate referred to in Nevada Revised Statutes 88.315
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- 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.
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Nevada Revised Statutes 88.315
- 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.
- Partnership agreement: means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business. See Nevada Revised Statutes 88.315
- Partnership interest: means a partner"s share of the profits and losses of a limited partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets. See Nevada Revised Statutes 88.315
2. This section:
(a) Provides the exclusive remedy by which a judgment creditor of a partner or an assignee of a partner may satisfy a judgment out of the partnership interest of the judgment debtor. No other remedy, including, without limitation, foreclosure on the partner’s partnership interest or a court order for directions, accounts and inquiries that the debtor or partner might have made, is available to the judgment creditor attempting to satisfy the judgment out of the judgment debtor’s interest in the limited partnership, and no other remedy may be ordered by a court.
(b) Does not deprive any partner of the benefit of any exemption laws applicable to the partnership interest of the partner.
(c) Does not supersede any written agreement between a partner and creditor if the written agreement does not conflict with the partnership’s certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement.