Don't shut the site down. Inform the client that your contract is with them, not with third party developers. Tell them that there are IP concerns etc. with turning your work over to another developer. Also realise that it seems this client wants to switch services to this new Developer.
What they are trying to do is to get this developer to look at your system, how it works etc. so that the new developer can quote for updating it, changing it, or rewriting it. Inform them that you need your invoices to be paid, and if they are unable to make a full payment, ask them if they can make a partial payment, say half the amount or something like that. Also tell them that until the invoices are filled, you cannot give any source database and code to a competing developer. Inform them that after the invoices have been paid in full, you will turn over the source code and other information and they can move their services elsewhere if they wish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288092 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
