I'm looking for the state regs that deal with partnerships, ie., whether or not they require a written agreement in SC. I'm having no luck. I'm originally from Florida where they don't require a formal written agreement to be a partnership. There was a "one size fits all" partnership agreement they could use. Is this the same in SC?

Thanks.

I do not know any states where there is a requirement for a formal partnership agreement. There are states that have and optional filing and others that require a filing when the partnership owns real property. The Uniform Partnership Act defines a partnership by the action of its partners. If you share profits in a business you're a partner in the business, if the organization is not registered. You can become a general partner even if you did not intend to form a partnership if you share profits.