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Practical advice for couples, roommates, co-founders, and co-parents navigating conflict and building stronger agreements.
Roommate Agreement When You're Not on the Lease: 5 Mistakes That Cost People Their Deposit
One person signed the lease, the other just pays them. Here are the five mistakes that leave the unofficial roommate with no deposit, no notice and no proof.
We Split Equity on a Handshake. Now We're Fighting
You never signed a cofounder agreement and now you disagree about the split. Here's the exact conversation to have, line by line, and what to say when they push back.
A Relationship Agreement Template Couples Actually Use
A plain-language relationship agreement template for couples, with real filled-in examples, the exact conversation to have, and what a non-legal agreement can't do.
Your Cofounder Is Leaving But Keeping Their Equity: How to Have the Conversation
Your cofounder left the company but still owns equity. Here's what to say, what they'll say back, and the four realistic outcomes worth negotiating for.
Write a Chore Split You'll Both Actually Stick To
A written chore and mental-load agreement with named owners, frequency, and a review date. Fill-in template plus how to renegotiate when schedules change.
Cofounder Stopped Working But Still Holds Equity: Your Three Real Options
Your cofounder stopped working but still owns equity and you never set up vesting. Here's the decision path: renegotiate, buy out, or reprice going forward.
Writing a Schedule Swap Agreement With Your Coparent (Template Included)
A short template for a written agreement to swap custody weekends, plus the three clauses that stop the makeup day from quietly disappearing.
How to Write a Relationship Agreement (With Examples)
Most advice on recurring fights stops at communication tips. Here's what a written relationship agreement actually looks like, with example clauses and review dates.
How to Split Bills When One Partner Earns More (With the Actual Math)
Equal, proportional, or after-fixed-costs? See the real numbers side by side, plus the short written arrangement that stops the argument coming back.
Your Cofounder Is Leaving: What to Put in Your Separation Agreement
A cofounder walking away leaves six open questions: equity, IP, money owed, confidentiality, messaging, and claims. Here's what to document and what people get wrong.
Roommate Agreement for Chores, Bills and Guests: The Rota vs the Standard
A clause-by-clause roommate agreement for adults sharing a private rental: bill dates, what 'clean' means, overnight guests, quiet hours and escalation.
Who Keeps the Dog After a Breakup?
Not married and splitting up with a dog between you? What the law actually says, when shared custody works, how buyouts get settled, and what to put in writing.
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