RUPA provides that a transferor partner retains the rights and duties of a partner other than the economic rights transferred. There is no comparable provision in current law.

RUPA provides that a transfer in violation of restrictions against transfer is ineffective as to a person with timely notice of the restriction. There is no comparable provision in current law.

RUPA expressly provides that a charging order is the exclusive remedy. Current law contains no provision although case law provides that the charging order remedy is generally an exclusive remedy.

Under current Maine law, the departure of a partner causes the dissolution of the partnership. Dissolution of a partnership because a partner departs is referred to as the "aggregate" theory. Under RUPA, "dissociate" means separation. The dissociation does not necessarily cause a dissolution of the partnership. This is referred to as the "entity" theory.

With regard to a wrongful dissociation, current law provides that a partner may depart the partnership at any time. The departing partner can be charged with any damages caused by the departure. Under RUPA, a partner who dissociates wrongfully is liable to the partnership and the other partners.

Under current Maine law, after the departure of a partner the other partners can continue the partnership only if the partner wrongfully departed. Under RUPA, the result of the dissociation is a buyout of the dissociated partner's interest unless there is a dissolution of the partnership. RUPA clarifies a partner's duties upon dissociation.

Under RUPA, when a partner's dissociation does not cause dissolution, the partner's interest is purchased. RUPA enumerates the purchase price and terms of the purchase. It also provides special rules for the timing of a buyout when a partner wrongfully dissociates from a term partnership or partnership established to accomplish a specific project and for a claim by the dissociated partner against the partnership to determine any of the particulars of the buyout. There is no similar provision under current Maine law because departure of a partner causes a dissolution of the partnership. Under current law, if a partner causes a dissolution wrongfully and if the other partners decide to continue the partnership, then the partner causing the