Finding new partners and establishing new ways of working with other governments can help e-government initiatives develop. When one county was in the market for a document imaging system for deeds and mortgages, instead of going with a private sector company they contracted with a neighboring county that had already developed such a system. This partnership is complicated because it's breaking new ground on a number of levels. The partnership requires the active involvement of attorneys from both counties and the careful crafting of an inter-municipal agreement limiting liability. Still, both counties are committed to the partnership whose benefits include tremendous cost savings due to buying from another government and not having to reinvent the wheel.