{"id":4443,"date":"2021-09-13T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T19:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunderlegal.com\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:13:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:13:00","slug":"can-my-business-partner-force-me-to-sell-or-push-me-out-of-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunderlegal.com\/can-my-business-partner-force-me-to-sell-or-push-me-out-of-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Can my business partner force me to sell or push me out of the company?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can my business partner force me to sell or push me out of the company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When partners start a business, many fail to consider what will happen if there is some sort of fracture in the relationship. We\u2019ve seen many clients ask what they can do \u2013 or what might happen to them \u2013 when they and their partners or investors are no longer aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This highlights the importance of the agreements that govern the business entity. Whenever anyone forms a business entity, most states require governing agreements that lay out the rights and responsibilities of the investors. For an LLC, this is typically called an operating agreement. When you form a corporation with shareholders, the governing rules are found in the Articles of Incorporation and Shareholder Agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These types of documents are often called \u201cgoverning agreement\u201d because they set out how an entity will be governed by addressing, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n