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Partnership Disputes | Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach<\/p>

When Co-Owners Disagree, Start With the Documents<\/h1>

KEW Legal represents business owners and investors across Miami-Dade and South Florida in LLC partner disputes over control, money, information, and how a partner exits. Our Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach offices focus on business law.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 12, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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An LLC partner dispute in Florida is a fight among co-owners over control, money, information, or how someone leaves. Most answers start with the company’s own written documents. Florida’s LLC and partnership statutes generally supply default rules where the operating agreement or partnership agreement is silent, but certain statutory provisions cannot be varied or eliminated by the agreement.<\/p>\n

This guide walks through the decisions owners usually face, in roughly the order they arrive. It covers the documents to read first, the records you can request, removal and buyout rules, and when a dispute may need a court. KEW Legal is a Florida business law firm with offices in Coral Gables and Sunny Isles Beach. The firm acts as outside general counsel for business owners and investors across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.<\/p>\n

This page gives general information, not advice about your case. Outcomes depend on your facts and documents.<\/p>\n

What a Florida LLC or Partnership Dispute Usually Involves<\/h2>\n

A partner dispute is a disagreement among co-owners about control, money, information, or exit. Most of these fights begin with a few familiar problems. Two owners may deadlock on a decision that needs both of them. One may question a capital call or a distribution. Another may stop receiving financial statements.<\/p>\n

Some disputes involve compensation or a partner working with the company’s vendors on the side. Others start when one owner wants out but no one agreed on the terms.<\/p>\n

The same facts can lead to different tools. An LLC is usually governed by its operating agreement and Florida’s LLC statute. A general partnership is governed by its partnership agreement and the partnership statute. Confirm which entity you have before you take any step.<\/p>\n

If you have already reached the removal stage, the partner removal guide covers those steps in more detail.<\/p>\n\n

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Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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Start With the Governing Documents, Not the Statutes<\/h2>\n

Your operating agreement or partnership agreement comes first, because Florida law defers to it on most points. Under the LLC statute, the operating agreement governs relations among members and between members and the company. The statute’s default rules apply only to matters the agreement does not address (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 605.0105<\/a>). Partnerships follow the same approach (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 620.8103<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Gather these records before you send any notice:<\/p>\n