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Removing a Business Partner in Florida: Start With the Right Questions<\/h1>

KEW Legal advises business owners across Miami-Dade and Broward on partnership disputes, from reviewing your agreements to deciding whether a court is necessary.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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You usually can’t get rid of a business partner who won’t leave just by telling them to go. How do I get rid of a business partner who won’t leave? The answer starts with your paperwork, moves to Florida’s default statutes, and reaches a court only as a last route. Which path fits depends on whether your business is an LLC or a partnership, what your documents say, and what the other owner is doing.<\/p>\n

This guide walks through those routes in the order you should check them. Use it as a map of the questions to ask about your own documents.<\/p>\n

Start With the Documents That Control Your Business<\/h2>\n

Your operating agreement or partnership agreement is the first place to look for a way out. Under \u00a7 605.0105<\/a>, the operating agreement governs relations among members and between members and the LLC. The chapter’s default rules apply only where the agreement does not otherwise provide. Partnerships follow the same logic under \u00a7 620.8103<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When you read the agreement, look for:<\/p>\n