I agree 100% with the first half, don't agree with the second. I'd really enjoy hearing your reasoning someday, but I'm not sure this is the forum.
In any case, I always advise people to sign an agreement on what happens in the event one partner leaves. I don't care if it's death or they just want to be a beach bum. An agreement on how to split the assets should be in place prior to opening the business, imo.
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