Dh started a company with his partner 4 years ago. The agreement was that this was on a 50/50 basis as equal partners. He has been working extremely hard, and yet there have been problems with invoices being paid and the company has not had much credit. It has been hard to pay our salary every month. He was offered a fab job late last year which I begged him to take, and he did not take it, because he believed in the present company and it's future. he told me he had agreed with said partner to raise in salary in line with job offered. This never happened. It has also transpired nothing was put in writing re shares and partnership, and the partner has brought on two more directors recently. Dh has no contract. It has also transpired this week that Dh has used the company credit card on at least 2 occasions - one for work on the house[ 2k], which I thought was a bonus, and one which he told me he had agreed with his partner [5k] as a loan for a project to do with my career. Partner has now said this was never agreed, and wants to take dh to the police for fraud. Every verbal contract he has had with his partner the partner has reneged on and is now demanding both repayment and saying he will inform the police and ruin dh's reputation. Dh has been stupid, it is clear. if we sell our house, and pay back what apparently he owes, is it a criminal matter? Don't know how we are going to survive in the short term, it seems dh needs to resign and pay back the money, but vast amounts of dh's expenses have not been paid and then there is the matter of shares. Any advice gratefully received, we are feeling desperate.