Money & work
Shared business & side hustle
If she can lock you out of the domain, the ads account, or the client list, that is leverage. Untangle slowly and legally — not with a midnight password war.
Not legal advice
Business and family property rules differ by U.S. state and Canadian province. Before you move money, change ownership, or wipe devices, talk to a lawyer who does both family and small-business issues if you can.
Inventory who actually controls
- Legal entity (LLC, corp, sole prop) and whose name is on the filing
- EIN / business number, registered agent, operating agreement
- Bank, Stripe, PayPal, Square — signers and 2FA phone
- Domain registrar, Google Workspace / Microsoft 365, hosting
- Social accounts, ads manager, review pages
- CRM / client list / email list / contractor agreements
- Inventory, warehouse, vehicle titles used for the hustle
Safer first moves
- Export what you legally can to an account only you control (client list, invoices, tax returns)
- Write a one-page history: who built what, who paid, whose labor
- Do not impersonate her to seize accounts
- Do not drain operating accounts in a way that looks like hiding assets — ask counsel
- Change passwords you own after you have a plan for shared ones
Brand & reputation
Smear can hit Google reviews and the Instagram you built together. One calm public line beats a comment war. See public smear and smear card.
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