I’ve been working in a family business that is owned 50/50 by my uncle and my father. My father is going to sell me his 50% share in the business and we’ve already talked to an accountant about how we’re going to make it all work financially but I was wondering how do I officially make the change that I own 50% of the shares/ownership of the business and not my father? Do I need to go to a lawyer to do this or by simply logging in to my state’s (Massachusetts) corporation database website and make the change there? I’ve logged into that site every year to fill out my corporate report.