In the course of events in multigenerational family businesses, a family member may suggest bringing an inlaw into the business. These requests can often cause great anxiety for the family members already in the business, especially for the member in charge. Family members may consider the inlaw incompetent or simply not ready to assume an active role in the business. Sometimes family members think that only blood relatives are entitled to join the business, similar to European royal family members who are born into succession.