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General partners are individually liable for partnership debt. You should get a lawyer and a tax pro.
While general partners are responsible for the debts of a general partnership, the OP indicates they want an LLC which is not the same entity structure; no general partner in an LLC.
I agree that having a one on one with a tax professional would be a good idea to talk about the different entity structures available and which one is best for you at this point in time.
Without any additional details, I have the following suggestions / thoughts:
While general partners are responsible for the debts of a general partnership, the OP indicates they want an LLC which is not the same entity structure; no general partner in an LLC.
This is true BUT the OP implied that this incarcerated person was already a partner......he said "my business partner" and the impression is they might already have a partnership operating and are now thinking about starting an LLC. So this OP needs to get matters straightened out before his "partner" does something that can't be undone easily.
You've got a lot of issues to work out. For example, if your business partner is the "idea" person, but they can't actually participate in running the business and contribute nothing to the startup costs, how should you divide the business interest and profits? Should they be a 50% partner, or maybe only a 10% partner, or something in between.
As an LLC, you might be able to walk away from a badly indebted business without losing your personal assets, but this is not 100% foolproof, the veil of the LLC can be pierced in some situations.
You should discuss this with an attorney and an accountant.
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