Uniform Partnership Act. A model partnership statute that has been adopted, with relatively few changes, by all states except Louisiana.

Uniform Partnership Act. Most states have adopted the "Uniform Partnership Act" (UPA), which permits real estate to be held in the partnership name. The "Uniform Limited Partnership Act" (ULPA) has also been widely adopted. It establishes the legality of the limited partnership entity and provides that realty may be held in the limited partnership's name. Profits and losses are passed through the partnership to each partner, whose individual tax situation determines the tax consequences. Uniform Partnership Act—Full Text Uniform Limited Partnership Act—Full Text

Uniform Parentage Act. Refer to UPA for definition. See: Living in the Home of a Relative or Legal Guardian

Uniform Parentage Act. (RCW 26.026) Act defining parent and child relationship under the Revised Code of Washington. Under the UPA, paternity can be established under a court order, or presumed to exist under specified circumstances. A man is presumed to be a child's father when: He receives the child into his home and openly holds out the child as his own; His mane is on the child's birth certificate issued by the Department of Health; He acknowledges paternity of the child by an affidavit which he and the child's mother complete at the time of the child's birth and which is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics; He and the child's natural mother are or have been married to each other and the child is born during the marriage or within 300 days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, divorce or dissolution, or after a decree of separation is entered by the court. See: Living in the Home of a Relative or Legal Guardian

Uniform Partnership Act. One of the uniform type of laws adopted by some states or used as a baseline for other states.