With the intent to make a strong business, using the differing resources that both families bring to the table. This will make both families very successful, because of the strengths of each family combined is extensive.

But one of the parties is extremely abusive to his wife (slaves). And the abusive husband kept beating her over and over, and said it's my right to beat her as much as I want. She's my property and I'm not going to stop beating her.

And the other Party said you need to stop beating her, and let her go, so she can move on and try to regain her dignity. It's the right thing to do under Gods teachings.

The Husband said suck it to the other Party. I'm going to take my wife, and dissolve this union between us, and head out on my own. The other party said NO, we have a contract that keeps us in a union together so we both profit from our shared resources. Divided our joint union will fail...