If they couldn't control the company they weren't willing to give her more than ten cents on the dollar. Mary and my wife used to be best friends. Now they haven't spoken in over two years. She had to sell her home and rent an apartment, and her children had to drop out of college. She still owns half the stock, and her attorney comes and examines our books every month.
Most businesses fail after the owner dies, gets disabled, or retires.
It happens every day. If you don't plan for the continuation of your business beyond you, it won't likely happen. Then you will have destroyed on the way down what you so arduously built on the way up. Next month we will explore just what steps you can take now to avoid serious problems in the future.