When family businesses are just launching, the spouse of the founder often pitches in. But as the company grows, and perhaps becomes large enough to serve a burgeoning enterprising family, things get trickier. 

In fact, some large family operations have a strict "no spouses in the business" rule. We polled the experts, and they cited a few pros, but many more cons, some that endanger not only the business but the family itself and its legacy. 

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