Partnership Agreement template
Ownership, contributions, and decision-making for two parties forming a business partnership.
Ownership, contributions, and decision-making for two parties forming a business partnership.
Use a partnership agreement when two or more people or companies will carry on a business as co-owners for profit and need written rules for contributions, profits, votes, and exit. It is not a joint venture for a single project, and it is not an employment contract.
A partnership is an ongoing business carried on by co-owners for profit. A joint venture agreement is usually a limited collaboration while each party keeps its own company.
The sample follows the Uniform Partnership Act (1997) from the Uniform Law Commission, including ordinary-course agency and a buyout if a partner withdraws rather than an automatic wind-up. Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute explains that Act and the general law of partnership. This is a starting point, not a state-specific filing.
Yes. Use Download .docx to get a Word file with placeholders such as [Party A] and [Effective Date]. You can edit it in Word or Google Docs, or create a filled-in version in the free contract creator.
No. Placeholder sample text is a starting point. It becomes an agreement for your deal after you fill in the details—manually or in the free contract creator—and the parties sign.
Use the free contract creator if you want guided choices for who you are, the business purpose, contributions, ownership split, decision rules, and governing law, without hunting through every blank yourself.
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