There is a practical case for it. The decision commits shared assets and shapes where the household lives, and a second listener catches claims that a single note-taker misses. Both spouses should also understand that eligible derivatives are limited to a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one, and that each family member's admissibility is assessed individually.
Give the household its own question list
Write down what the family needs to know that a promoter will not volunteer: which family members are covered, what happens to the derivatives if the principal's petition is denied, and what documents each person will eventually have to produce. Bring those questions to independent counsel rather than to the sales meeting. Where a child's age or a spouse's prior immigration history could complicate matters, raise it before capital is committed, not afterwards.
Write down what the household needs to know that a promoter will not volunteer: which family members are covered, what happens to the derivatives if the principal's petition is denied, and what documents each person will eventually have to produce. Take those questions to independent counsel rather than to a sales meeting. There is a practical case for both spouses attending the promoter meetings, since the decision commits shared assets and a second listener catches claims a single note-taker misses.
Eligible derivatives are limited to a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one, and each family member's admissibility is assessed individually.