Here is a strange situation I have run into. I have been with a girl for a long while now. We met in a different town and then moved to the state where her parents live. We both had good, well paying jobs before we moved. One of the reasons to move was to start our own online business. The idea was brought up by my girlfriend and it sounded very interesting. Since then it has been 3 years we have been working together in our business. However we are no longer getting along and would like to separate. But business being as a common factor is posing a problem. I have asked her to go back to work and leave me the business as it is easier for her to find a job than me in the state where we live. But she does not want and wants half of the business. I told her we would separate, and she could take more money than me from what we have earned and start her own online business but could leave the current business to me. She keeps saying that it was her idea and that she would like to have it. But where it becomes different is, even though it was her idea, almost 95% of the money invested in the business has come from my side. I do almost 75% of the work in the business. I try to develop and evolve the business as she comes with nothing new. It was my computer knowledge that helped us build the online business. Last but not the least, it is easier for her to find a job than me if one had to give up the business. So what do we do? We do not want to get into legal matters as we just want a clean cut separation from one another. We do not have kids but this business is being a problem for the separation. What do you guys think? Does just coming up with an idea of business qualify more for the ownership of the business than full investment and full dedication?