Legal Question in Business Law in New York

I think all you can really do at this point is to discuss the issues and concerns you have with a lawyer in private so a best course of action can be established. There are any number of ways of approaching this.

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The simplest way is protect you and your mother is to establish a company where you and your mother will be partners (i.e. shareholders or members). As part of the process of forming the company you will enter into agreements that will detail your individual rights and responsibilities.

Another reason why you ought to form a company is for the lease agreement you will have for the location. The company should be the named party on the lease agreement to avoid personal liability for either you or your mother.

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I know from both my clients AND my own personal experience that this is a tough one to answer. I'd say your best bet is to sign a comprehensive agreement covering all the possibilities. If anything goes wrong in the future (hopefully it won't), at least you'll have the agreement by which to abide.