Starting a partnership

[Mathew Zorn]

I have a friend that I am wanting to go to and seek funding from him. He stated he wants to save $50-60K each year for his kids college. So I want to approach him and seek a partnership from him but protecting myself as well. He has some issues with the law over three years ago that he is still waiting to see if hes going to go to jail over.... He is meeting all the requirements from the team that he has to meet. I cant go into futther details than that but is there a way to seek partnership wth him but still protect the assets that we own together and that I own separately by going into a partnership agreement?