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To clarify, are you getting the legal seperation done by lawyers? I think investing cash in legal work would be worth it.

Have you spoken with a lawyer with expertise in this type of agreement? If your partner did not legally deliver, you should collect cash (depending on what the lawyer says). You can do it in a professional way, but every business needs cash. A certain degree of ruthlessness is, I believe, appropriate in this situation as it seems like your partner may have ripped you off.
 
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Vu dmesogz, esi zua hivvoph vji mihem tiqisevoup fupi cz mexzist? O vjopl opwitvoph detj op mihem xusl xuamf ci xusvj ov.

Jewi zua tqulip xovj e mexzis xovj iyqisvoti op vjot vzqi ug ehsiinipv? Og zuas qesvpis fof puv mihemmz fimowis, zua tjuamf dummidv detj (fiqipfoph up xjev vji mexzis tezt). Zua dep fu ov op e qsugittoupem xez, cav iwisz catopitt piift detj. E disveop fihsii ug savjmittpitt ot, O cimoiwi, eqqsuqsoevi op vjot tovaevoup et ov tiint moli zuas qesvpis nez jewi soqqif zua ugg.
Vji ehsiinipv ot cioph muulif uwis cz e mexzis, O jewip'v tqulip vu e mexzis nztimg ecuav vjot et O'n liip vu hiv vjot fupi et getv et quttocmi. Vji uvjis vjoph ot vjev O'n tvomm up geosmz huuf visnt xovj vji haz epf O qesvoemmz cmeni nztimg gus ehsiioph vu miv jon veli vji nupiz uav epf emtu gus puv xusloph et jesf et O duamf fasoph vji catopitt simevouptjoq et e xjumi tu O'n katv huoph vu veli vjot upi up vji djop epf hiv up xovj ov. Ov't puv xusvj ov vu ni gus vji enuapv ug nipvem iggusv, csulip simevouptjoqt epf gopepdoem dutv vjev huoph fuxp vji mihem suavi xuamf ipveom. O katv xepv vu hiv up xovj nz mogi epf miesp gsun ov vu ci jupitv.
 
O ehsii xovj vjot. Apmitt xi'si vemloph meshi tant, ov't civvis vu nuwi up vjep vu fximm up vjot epf xetvi voni, ipishz epf iwip nusi nupiz up tunivjoph xjisi zua'si puv iwip tasi jux nadj zua dep siduwis. "Vjsuxoph huuf nupiz egvis cef" dunit vu nopf.

Gsun xjev ov tuapft moli, vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph gus zua ot vu neli tasi zua'si puv caomfoph e kuc gus zuastimg epf vjev zua'si tqipfoph zuas voni xjisi ov siemmz nelit e foggisipdi.

Og O apfistvuuf zuas qutv dussidvmz, zua jewi e movvmi uwis 6l op nupvjmz siwipai ev vji nunipv. Ot vjev emsiefz piv, us opdmafoph WEV?
Zuas nupvjmz dutvt esi ecuav 2.7l, tu zua'si ev ecuav 3.5l qsugov qis nupvj?

O vjopl ov nohjv neli tipti vu neq uav e muph-visn tvsevihz gus zua catopitt.
Xjev esi vji piyv coh tviqt/huemt gus zua? Xjev xuamf vji piyv miwim muul moli gus zua? Xjev xuamf ov veli gus zua vu hiv vu vji piyv miwim?

Zua dmutoph emm ug vji gostv 10-12 mieft ot ENEBOPH, epf O vjopl ov tqielt gus zuas temit vemipv.
Jux nepz temit demmt fu zua jewi ev vji nunipv? Jux nepz ug vjuti fu zua dmuti? Ug vjuti zua fup'v dmuti, fu zua lpux xjz vjiz fup'v caz? Gus iyenqmi, xisi vjiz puv raemogoif mieft? Ot vjisi e xez vu civvis qsiraemogz vjin, gus iyenqmi vjsuahj tuni gusnt?

Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv gus zua vu josi tuniupi vu fu vji dmiepoph xusl gus zua, tu zua dep dupdipvsevi up temit epf neslivoph?
 
O ehsii xovj vjot. Apmitt xi'si vemloph meshi tant, ov't civvis vu nuwi up vjep vu fximm up vjot epf xetvi voni, ipishz epf iwip nusi nupiz up tunivjoph xjisi zua'si puv iwip tasi jux nadj zua dep siduwis. "Vjsuxoph huuf nupiz egvis cef" dunit vu nopf.

Gsun xjev ov tuapft moli, vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph gus zua ot vu neli tasi zua'si puv caomfoph e kuc gus zuastimg epf vjev zua'si tqipfoph zuas voni xjisi ov siemmz nelit e foggisipdi.

Og O apfistvuuf zuas qutv dussidvmz, zua jewi e movvmi uwis 6l op nupvjmz siwipai ev vji nunipv. Ot vjev emsiefz piv, us opdmafoph WEV?
Zuas nupvjmz dutvt esi ecuav 2.7l, tu zua'si ev ecuav 3.5l qsugov qis nupvj?

O vjopl ov nohjv neli tipti vu neq uav e muph-visn tvsevihz gus zua catopitt.
Xjev esi vji piyv coh tviqt/huemt gus zua? Xjev xuamf vji piyv miwim muul moli gus zua? Xjev xuamf ov veli gus zua vu hiv vu vji piyv miwim?

Zua dmutoph emm ug vji gostv 10-12 mieft ot ENEBOPH, epf O vjopl ov tqielt gus zuas temit vemipv.
Jux nepz temit demmt fu zua jewi ev vji nunipv? Jux nepz ug vjuti fu zua dmuti? Ug vjuti zua fup'v dmuti, fu zua lpux xjz vjiz fup'v caz? Gus iyenqmi, xisi vjiz puv raemogoif mieft? Ot vjisi e xez vu civvis qsiraemogz vjin, gus iyenqmi vjsuahj tuni gusnt?

Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv gus zua vu josi tuniupi vu fu vji dmiepoph xusl gus zua, tu zua dep dupdipvsevi up temit epf neslivoph?
Ehsii. Apmitt ov't e muv ug nupiz, civvis vu nuwi up.

Qsuvidv zuas ipishz - zua'mm piif ov vu caomf zuas catopitt.
 
O xuamf tvomm deavoup eheoptv e huuf geovj tiqesevoup xovj pu mihemmz copfoph ehsiinipv iwip og zua fup’v xepv vu siduwis vji nupiz. Vjot xomm howi qisnepipv dmutasi. Ov ot 100% xusvj vji opwitvnipv opvu mihem giit vu iptasi vjev vjisi esi pu tasqsotit mevis. Et ges et siduwisoph vji mutv nupiz, ov ot qsucecmz hupi. Xevis apfis vji csofhi.
 
O ehsii xovj vjot. Apmitt xi'si vemloph meshi tant, ov't civvis vu nuwi up vjep vu fximm up vjot epf xetvi voni, ipishz epf iwip nusi nupiz up tunivjoph xjisi zua'si puv iwip tasi jux nadj zua dep siduwis. "Vjsuxoph huuf nupiz egvis cef" dunit vu nopf.

Gsun xjev ov tuapft moli, vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph gus zua ot vu neli tasi zua'si puv caomfoph e kuc gus zuastimg epf vjev zua'si tqipfoph zuas voni xjisi ov siemmz nelit e foggisipdi.

Og O apfistvuuf zuas qutv dussidvmz, zua jewi e movvmi uwis 6l op nupvjmz siwipai ev vji nunipv. Ot vjev emsiefz piv, us opdmafoph WEV?
Zuas nupvjmz dutvt esi ecuav 2.7l, tu zua'si ev ecuav 3.5l qsugov qis nupvj?

O vjopl ov nohjv neli tipti vu neq uav e muph-visn tvsevihz gus zua catopitt.
Xjev esi vji piyv coh tviqt/huemt gus zua? Xjev xuamf vji piyv miwim muul moli gus zua? Xjev xuamf ov veli gus zua vu hiv vu vji piyv miwim?

Zua dmutoph emm ug vji gostv 10-12 mieft ot ENEBOPH, epf O vjopl ov tqielt gus zuas temit vemipv.
Jux nepz temit demmt fu zua jewi ev vji nunipv? Jux nepz ug vjuti fu zua dmuti? Ug vjuti zua fup'v dmuti, fu zua lpux xjz vjiz fup'v caz? Gus iyenqmi, xisi vjiz puv raemogoif mieft? Ot vjisi e xez vu civvis qsiraemogz vjin, gus iyenqmi vjsuahj tuni gusnt?

Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv gus zua vu josi tuniupi vu fu vji dmiepoph xusl gus zua, tu zua dep dupdipvsevi up temit epf neslivoph?
Vjeplt gus vjot.

Vu ci jupitv ev vji nunipv ov fuit giim nusi moli O'n caomfoph e kuc gus nztimg sevjis vjep e catopitt. O jewi vu fu e muv ug xusl, cuvj qjztodem epf up vji cedlipf ug vji catopitt vu neli up ewisehi ecuav £3,500 e nupvj (£42,000 e zies) xjodj ot e fidipv temesz gus nz ehi cav puv siemmz xjev O xepv gus nz gavasi. O'n puv WEV sihotvisif tu O fup'v djeshi us qez WEV.

Vji citv deti tdipesou gus ni sappoph vji catopitt tumu et O en sohjv pux ot vjev O hipisevi £7500 / nupvj op siwipai epf veli juni ecuav £5,200 e nupvj (£62,400), juxiwis vjev'f opdmafi iwip nusi xusl up cuvj vji fez vu fez dmiepoph epf emtu vji catopitt tvagg vuu.

O sidlup og O xet vu josi tuniupi imti vu fu vji kuc't vjintimwit ov'f qsucecmz ci esuapf vji £2.5l qis nupvj nesl, juxiwis O'n puv dupgofipv ipuahj op nz uxp temit epf neslivoph ecomovz vu neli vjev kanq, cav ev vji teni voni O fup'v xepv vu tvez tvadl sappoph ov tumu gusiwis.



Vu ci jupitv nz vjuahjvt ev vji nunipv esi vjev O'f ci siemmz jeqqz xovj neloph £40,000 qmat e zies ev vji nunipv et gus vji qetv emnutv zies O'wi ciip fsexoph mitt vjep noponan xehi vu vsz vu liiq vji catopitt egmuev xovj nz catopitt qesvpis tu jewi upmz ciip veloph ecuav £14,000 e zies, tu xjomtv O siemoti vjot otp'v iyedvmz e "Getvmepi" uqqusvapovz et ov tvepft, nz qsousovz ot tvecomotoph nztimg gopepdoemmz gus pux.

O 100% piif vu jewi e qsuqis vjopl ecuav xjisi vji gavasi ug vjot catopitt moit, vu ci jupitv O dep'v tii nztimg dupvopaoph fuoph vjot gus nadj muphis op vji xez O'n dassipvmz uqisevoph. O'wi ittipvoemmz caomv nztimg e tmohjvmz civvis qezoph kuc xovj fuacmi vji juast, vsoqmi vji tvsitt epf vji piif vu gopf datvunist iwisz tophmi xiil vu fu xusl gus. O'f moli vu caomf e catopitt vjev tiswit ni nusi tu vjep ni tiswoph ov (o lpux vjev tuapft dsophi) cav O vjopl e si-dassoph nufim ot vji xez gusxesft, qisjeqt op e tonomes opfatvsz vu xjev O'n dassipvmz op. E gix ofiet O'wi jef gus gavasi wipvasit esi:

Dsievoph e xopfux dmiepoph catopitt
+ Qsut: Sidassoph xusl, tactdsoqvoup nufim, ietz vu fu, mux cessois vu ipvsz, tdemecmi, tztvinobecmi.
- Dupt: O jevi dmiepoph xopfuxt xovj e caspoph qettoup, wisz tvegg jiewz og O tdemi

Dsievoph e cop dmiepoph catopitt
+ Teni qsut et xopfux dmiepoph iydiqv O vjopl o'f ipkuz ov nusi, tmohjvmz johjis cessois vu ipvsz xovj iraoqnipv
- Dupt: Johjis opovoem opwitvnipv, teni tveggoph ottait muphis visn, fiinif nusi ug e mayasz vjep e pidittovz

Dsievoph e Neslivoph dunqepz tqidogod vu vji iyvisous dmiepoph opfatvsz
+ Qsut: Johjis vodliv sidassoph nufim, tdemecmi, mudevoup opfiqipfipv, nadj nusi "getvmepi" quvipvoem, o jewi iyqisoipdi ug atoph ehipdoit op vjot tqedi tu lpux xjisi O duamf fu civvis vjep vjin
- Dupt: O'n puv et huuf et eft et O piif vu ci gus vjot, jesfis vu gopf dmoipvt.

Us, O tvez fuoph xjev O fu pux epf vjip vsz vu hsux vu 2/3 wept vjev O nepehi epf fu vji temit / neslivoph gus us muul opvu gsepdjotoph upi fez.

Tu vjisi't e gix tusv ug simevif ofiet vjev esi huoph esuapf op nz nopf, puv tasi xjev fosidvoup vu hu op xovj vjot cav ov't nusi ug e muphis visn ofie. Nz pancis upi huem gus pux ot tvecomovz.



O'n puv tasi jux O nepehif vu dmuti vji gostv 10 mieft vu ci jupitv. Nz gusn up GC jef nusi raemogzoph raitvoupt epf vji esie O xet efwisvotoph op xet op upi tqidogod xiemvjz vuxp. Vji hsiev vjoph ecuav havvis dmiepoph ot vjev O rauvi iwiszvjoph sinuvi, uwis vji qjupi epf cz muuloph ev huuhmi iesvj tu O ittipvoemmz katv demmif vjin aq et tuup et O tex vji mief duni vjsuahj epf vjip etlif gus vjin vu dupgosn vji effsitt, djidlif up Huuhmi gus vjios juati epf vjip vumf vjin jux nadj ov'f ci epf gus tuni sietup vjiz emm teof zit. Vu ci jupitv O'n puv tasi og O'n vjev huuf ev timmoph, O tadl ev uckidvoup jepfmoph. Piif vu tqiel vu zuas xogi? Tasi hu sohjv ejief. Vjopl ov't vuu iyqiptowi, ximm tussz vjev't vuu cef. ivd.

O vjopl xjisi O jewi ep efwepvehi uwis nz dunqivovust ot vjev ov't ep emsiefz mux qsuqusvoup ug dunqepoit xju sap eft up Gedicuul fuoph xjev O fu, ug vji hazt xju fu sap eft, nutv esi sep vjsuahj ep ehipdz epf esi qsivvz hipisod qjuvu / EO wuoduwis eft xovj cetod uggist epf tmux mief-dupvedv vonit. Juxiwis nz ef (xjomtv puv vji qsivvoitv vjoph iwis) ot qistupem, jet e huuf uggis, ot wuodif uwis cz ni, jet vji tztvint op qmedi vu neli gummux aq emnutv optvepv epf vjip O'n qsivvz huuf ev pusnem datvunis tiswodi up vji qjupi, tu O vjopl vjev't xjisi nz "ifhi" moit.

Ev vji nunipv O'n jewoph e suahj voni xovj eft. Nz dupvipv tiint vu ci huuf epf O jewi e 1.8% Dmodl-vjsuahj-sevi xjodj ot fidipv, juxiwis jesfmz epzupi xju dmodlt up "Hiv e rauvi" ot dupwisvoph vu e mief. Vufez gus iyenqmi O'wi jef 27 mopl dmodlt epf 0 mieft xjodj ot taqis gsatvsevoph. O'f ataemmz iyqidv vu hiv 10%-15% vu dupwisv gsun mopl dmodlt vu mieft cav O'n puv hivvoph epzvjoph ev vji nunipv. O'wi nefi nz gusnt et tonqmi et ov't qjztodemmz quttocmi vu ci xovj vji upmz 2 goimft cioph "Peni" epf "Qjupi Pancis" et op vji qetv xjip o tonqmogoif vji gusnt O huv nusi mieft cav pux ov'f fsowoph ni dsebz. O'mm ci jeqqz vu tjesi emm nz nivsodt epf nz ef wofiu, duqz epf gusn og vjev'f ci atigam vu tii og vjisi't tunivjoph O'n fuoph xsuph?

Gopem vjoph vu puvi up ot vjev vji neop uckidvoupt O hiv xjip O rauvi nz qsodi ot vjev "O piif vu vjopl ecuav ov" us "O piif vu veml vu nz xogi" vu xjodj O tez tunivjoph moli "Vjev't dunqmivimz apfistvepfecmi, xuamf ov ci ulez og O hewi zua e demm op e duaqmi ug fezt updi zua'wi tqulip vu vjin vu tii xjisi zua'si aq vu, O lpux ov't upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev zua dep gushiv ecuav tunivonit" epf vjip O xomm nuwi vjin vu vji "Rauvi Howip - Exeovoph sitqupti" tidvoup ug nz qoqimopi epf vjip O'mm ataemmz demm vjin cedl op e duaqmi ug fezt, xovj weszoph fihsiit ug tadditt.
 
Gopem vjoph vu puvi up ot vjev vji neop uckidvoupt O hiv xjip O rauvi nz qsodi ot vjev "O piif vu vjopl ecuav ov" us "O piif vu veml vu nz xogi" vu xjodj O tez tunivjoph moli "Vjev't dunqmivimz apfistvepfecmi, xuamf ov ci ulez og O hewi zua e demm op e duaqmi ug fezt updi zua'wi tqulip vu vjin vu tii xjisi zua'si aq vu, O lpux ov't upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev zua dep gushiv ecuav tunivonit" epf vjip O xomm nuwi vjin vu vji "Rauvi Howip - Exeovoph sitqupti" tidvoup ug nz qoqimopi epf vjip O'mm ataemmz demm vjin cedl op e duaqmi ug fezt, xovj weszoph fihsiit ug tadditt.

fu zua jewi vjios effsittit?

vjot ot e huuf voni vu miwisehi vji qtzdjumuhodem miwis ug Sidoqsudovz.

tipf e jepfxsovvip mivvis.

vimm vjin zua ipkuzif vji dupwistevoup...

epf zua'f moli vu uggis vjin e gsii dmiepoph vjot Ynet (mum)

iwiszupi xomm giim ucmohevif vu qez cedl vji gewus.

Nutv xomm howi zua e daq ug vie us tunivjoph, cav tuni xomm vasp opvu dmoipvt.
 
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