Some good, sensible advice, Michael.

I'd differ on the lawyer issue, however, simply because when you have one person who knows the score and one who doesn't, the one who doesn't better wise up fast. If they cannot do that (and that appears to be the case here) they need a reliable third party to advise them who is knowledgeable in the area.

Perhaps what's really needed is arbitration if talking it out doesn't work between the parties. Try talking it out and so on first. Then consider arbitration or other options.

Sandi Bowman