Partnership Agreement Amendment

At the initial formation of a business partnership, the Partnership Agreement contains mutually approved rules and guidelines of the partnership.

Not unlike a constitutional amendment, or any other amendments, if you have to make any changes to the original agreement, you would use a Partnership Amendment to accomplish this. Once again, per the constitutional amendment example, you are allowed to have multiple amendments, so long as you can get the other partners to go along.

What Is a Partnership Amendment?

Every time you add an amendment to the Partnership Agreement, the amendment becomes part of the agreement.

An amendment could be as simple as a decision to use another banking institution, agreed on by all partners. Similarly, if a partner alters their contributions, you may need to add an amendment to the original agreement.

Other Names for Partnership Amendment

Depending on your state, a Partnership Amendment may also be known as:

• Partnership Agreement Amendment

• Business Partnership Amendment

• Partnership Addendum

• Amendment of Partnership Contract

• Amendment to Articles of Partnership

Who Needs a Partnership Amendment?

As said, you may have to make changes to what’s agreed upon in your business partnership. In that event, you will use a Partnership Amendment form. Typical scenarios include changes to the number of partners (leaving or joining) or changes to the distribution of profits or losses.

Why Use Swyft Forms for Your Partnership Amendment

Customized for you, by you

Create your own documents by answering our easy-to-understand questionnaires to get exactly what you need out of your Partnership Amendment.

Specific to Your Jurisdiction

Laws vary by location. Each document on Swyft Forms is customized for your state.

How to Create a Partnership Amendment with Swyft Forms

If changes are afoot in your partnership or anticipate this to be the case, it would benefit you to have a template to whip up Partnership Amendments.

Let Swyft Forms help with our extensive library of attorney-vetted legal forms. The process is fast and easy. All you have to do is fill out our easy-to-understand questionnaire. Once complete, simply download your form as a PDF or Word document from your secure online account.

What Information Will I Need to Create My Partnership Amendment?

To create your document, please provide:

• Partners: The name and details of all current partners in the partnership.

• Business details: The name, address, and other elements of the business partnership.

• Effective date: The date when the amendment becomes valid.

• Revision details: Specify all the changes made to the original agreement.

• Previous revisions: The number of times the partnership agreement has been amended in the past.

• Signatures: All of the partners are to sign the Partnership Amendment.

Partnership Amendment Terms

• Amendment: A change to something previously agreed upon

• Addendum: An addition to an existing agreement or contract

• SEC: The US Securities and Exchange Commission, which most people know as the regulatory body for the stock exchanges in the United States

• Revision: An official change to a document itself, rather than having an amendment attached

• Waiver: An intent to abandon a specific right or claim

• Dissolution: Doing away with an agreement, such as a partnership agreement

• Governing Law: The state’s law to apply

• Severability: The quality of a document, such as an agreement or a lawmakers’ bill, being valid even when some of the parts or provisions are struck out (of course, accurate without the offending parts or provisions)

Partnership Amendment Signing Requirements

All current partners need to sign the Partnership Amendment. The document doesn’t require notarization. However, you can still use a notary public to add a layer of security if you deem it appropriate.

What to Do with Your Partnership Amendment

The executed Partnership Amendment is to be filed with the original Partnership Agreement and kept with other essential documents in the partnership.