Re: Mail to me at my business

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Thank you for the response. The partnership is unraveling. I discovered she was
bouncing checks, not paying bills, taking money out of the business, mysterious
money coming in ... And she was able to cover it up for some time by intercepting
all mail.
I now have an attorney and am working to get this sorted. A huge nightmare.
Meanwhile, yesterday I realized (by seeking copies of utility bills on line) that they
came in my name and I never saw them. Hoped that might have some additional
teeth.

On 2/21/09, -- wrote:
> On 2/21/09, Linda wrote:
>> I discovered my business partner has been opening mail to
>> our business that is addressed to me and never gave the
>> mail to me. It has the business name, then my name beneath
>> it. Is this a violation of Postal Laws?
>
> Probably not. If he is authorized to open mail addressed to
> the business. Even if he has technically committed a crime,
> I would try to work this out without criminal prosecution.
> If you can't work it out between you without making it a
> federal case -- Maybe you shouldn't be partners.
>
> In a partnership each partner owes a fiduciary duty to the
> partnership. Also remember in a general partnership each
> partner is liable for partnership debts out of their personal
> assets. We could discuss how "apparent authority" of you or
> your partner to incur partnership debt could make you
> personally responsible for the debt; but just realize that
> you are in a relationship where your partner could do a lot
> worse than just open some mail. Again, if you can't trust
> each other it is time to dissolve the partnership.