A limited partner who participates in the management of the limited partnership may be personally liable to the limited partnership's creditors.

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A limited partner who participates in the management of the limited partner­ship may be personally liable to the limited partnership's creditors.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Limited partners ordinarily have limited liability, but active participation in management can strip that protection.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Limited partnership structure: general partners manage the business and have unlimited personal liability for partnership debts; limited partners contribute capital but typically do not participate in control and are liable only to the extent of their contributions. 
- Exception: many state statutes and common-law principles allow creditors to treat a limited partner as personally liable if the limited partner takes part in the control of the business or otherwise holds themselves out as a general partner. 
- Distinction between passive involvement (safe) and control/management (risky).

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Start from the baseline rule: a limited partner’s liability is limited to capital contributions when they do not participate in management. 
- If a limited partner engages in management activities—making decisions, signing contracts on behalf of the partnership, supervising employees or otherwise holding out control—creditors may be unable to distinguish them from general partners. 
- Because creditors rely on the apparent authority and control, courts and statutes may impose personal liability on that limited partner for partnership obligations.

3) Calculations
- Not applicable.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- The statement uses “may be personally liable,” which correctly reflects that engaging in management can lead to personal liability but does not automatically do so in every circumstance. This conditional phrasing aligns with statutory and case-law rules that pierce limited liability when the limited partner steps into a managerial role.

5) Why the other option is incorrect
- Choosing “False” would imply a limited partner can never be held personally liable regardless of conduct, which is incorrect because active management can remove the liability shield.

Conclusion
- The correct answer is True, matching the provided answer.

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