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I ran a search on your transferring shares question, and pulled up some interesting reading. See these links:
http://www.docrun.com/blog/transferring-your-ownership-stake-in-an-llc-what-are-your-options/
http://www.justanswer.com/business-law/1sbvl-part-owner-llc-let-s-call-llc-comprised.html
http://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/2009/11/articles/llcs/beware-unreasonable-restraints-on-alienation-when-drafting-shareholder-and-operating-agreements/
Don’t assume that any of the articles above are complete, or even correct. Recall that somewhat infamous quote below:
“Remember that half of what you read on the internet is simply made up.”
—Abraham Lincoln
But … those articles do seem to make it clear that the operating agreement of your LLC typically controls the process of transferring shares (which would make the drafting process rather critical). That sounds like the first thing to dig out and peruse. That just might give you some useful questions to run by the attorney you use, in the state where the LLC is registered. Apparently, different states sometimes have different rules about such matters.
Disclaimer: I am not an attorney; I don’t play one on TV. I do make highly irreverent jokes about them (which I don’t share with my brother, who is an attorney), and I do have some ability to make a search engine sing a tune, if not at the operatic quality level.
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