savathia

locked out company computer, partner need finical records, etc, other partner
had changed password to company computer, removed computer from our
office and had computer repaired,,we have been married for 19 years.

was this a legal move to obtain infromation from our company computer, since
we are partners?

Moo Moo

It's important to have a non-circumvent non-disclosure clause that has a non-competing clause at the beginning of any partnership, as well as due diligence agreements on behalf of the partnership activities-with the expressed intentions of all signing parties to work with the partnership exclusively and not to compete with each other. This can be signed at any time during the partnership, but hopefully at the beginning of yours. If it wasn't it should address any and all partnership activities up to the date of a executed draft thereby putting them under the duty of Full Disclosure of any competing activities which you would gain knowledge of in the past(cut them loose)present or future ,therefore actionable upon any breach of trust. If it involves intellectual property held by the partnership via patents etc. it is important that it contain a firm clause against reverse engineering of a product or idea design etc. which could ultimately compete with the Partnership interests now or in the future. Info is power and you can bring suit in the event of unfair delinquent partnership activities which will be a realized now or in the future as conflicts of Partnership Interests. These agreements aren't all of the ones that will make you sleep better, but a good corporate attorney will anticipate which agreements will stop your partner's apparent Rouge behavior- and make he or she ask you first before attempting this again- and that there are consequences should your worst fears be realized. Put some more definative rules in your disclosure policies.
Best of Luck

amndalb

Thanks for sharing!!!