When you get divorced, the fate of your business will depend on several factors: Whether the business is considered to be marital property. Your actual ownership of the business.  The role your spouse played in the business.  Your partnership agreement or shareholder agreement which might make provisions for marital dissolution.  Whether you had a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement which helps…[...]

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All partnerships end eventually. There are a variety of reasons. An inability to agree on the direction of the business. The desire of one partner to retire, or move on, or take on a new opportunity.  Not all of the reasons are contentious, but the process of buying out a partner can become contentious, even if your partner is willing…[...]

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Here's the short answer: you need a business lawyer long before you run into major legal problems. In fact, wise business owners will make room in their budgets for hiring business attorneys right at the formation of their entity. For initial set-up, you may only need an hour or two of the attorney's time. You May Need a Business Lawyer…[...]

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