Adele Harty
South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service
Randy McKee
McKee Companies

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 Annie’s Project II
 6 sessions
 Topics more participant driven
 Additional component of Family Business Meeting
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Groups wanted Estate Planning for this portion
Led to Sustaining the Legacy Workbook
Collaboration with Randy McKee and McKee Companies

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 3 sessions, each 3 hours long
 All family members invited
 Followed activities outlined in workbook

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 Introduction to the course
 Inventory of the Ranch’s People
 Colors activity for personalities
 Family Management and Ownership Activity

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 Inventory of the Ranch’s wealth
 Homework
 Complete Phase 1 Worksheets

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 Estate Planner
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• You will learn exactly how to develop your
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Most effective way to have an honest family discussion – and the family does not even need to be there!
Possibly the most important component of the entire system.
Nothing is more important than the people in the estate plan.
Helps the parents get a clear look at how everyone is thinking.
Helps identify potential problem areas.
Is best way to discuss critical issues without stress.

How do I envision the continued operation of the Morrison Ranch.
How do I envision the use of ranch assets to support John and Donna in their retirement years.
How do I envision the continued operation if John and Donna are not able to contribute work.
How do I envision the operation in the event John and Donna need long term care.
How do I envision which parts of the place should be sold and which parts should be inherited by the Morrison children.
If I were to receive my inheritance in life insurance cash instead of land, would I be in favor of that?

Morrison Family Vision Matrix
Fictitious Family – Any resemblance to any other person or family is purely coincidental.
John (Dad) Donna (Mom) James (son) Jenna (DIL) Will (son)
How do I envision the continued operation of the
Morrison Ranch.
Want to get the debt paid down. Maybe some expansion in the future if all agree.
John and James will work together with each having specific responsibilities .
Get the debt paid down. We need to work on some sort of formal change of ownership.
James and John working together, but eventually
James taking over.
Operate as normal and after dad and mom are gone, split it in two for each of us boys.
How do I envision the use of ranch assets to support
John and Donna in their retirement years.
We’ll want to do some traveling in retirement, but do not want to jeopardize profits to do so.
James will have to purchase some shares from us so we can have a retirement .
Ranch income should give mom and dad some support if the ranch is profitable, but we should not sell assets to support their retirement.
At this time the ranch pays all of their expenses anyway, so it should not be a big change. Support should be given with some sort of allotment.
How do I envision the continued operation if John and Donna are not able to contribute work.
James can take over.
He may be able to pick up a hired man or two. I am sure Will won’t come back. I don’t think Jenna is interested in helping out.
James will make the decisions and operate the place. Hopefully, the grandchildren will be old enough by then to help out.
I would have to hire some help. There is no way I will work with
Will if he tries to come back.
I would be willing to help out in any way I can. I invite the opportunity to contribute on a daily basis.
How do I envision the operation in the event John and
Donna need long term care.
We have long term care insurance to handle that.
We have insurance.
I would hope they have nursing home coverage.
The ranch would always support John and Donna if affordable.
The ranch should support dad and mom in their retirement, but hope they do not sell assets to pay for their retirement.
At this time, I could not consider coming back, but as a shareholder, would want some input as to how the place is run.
I sure hope they have that covered by insurance.

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 Introduction to Identify Ranch Vision and Goal
Setting
 Homework
 Create a Vision

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 Identifying the Ranch Vision and Setting Goals
 GAP Analysis
 Homework
 Implement the Plan

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 Short term
 100% indicated the workshop was beneficial
 50% completed Personnel, Wealth and Management
Inventory by the end of the workshop
 38% had conducted a Family Business meeting by the end of the workshop

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 Medium-Term
 Within 6 months they plan for the following:
 75% would have their Personnel, Wealth and
Management Inventory Completed
 75% would have a ranch vision
 50% would have an estate plan in place

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 Long-term
 75% would like to have a completed estate plan within a year

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 Family Meeting at Christmas
 Parents only had will
 Family Vision Matrix
 Parents attended Estate Planning Meeting in
CO
 Met with attorney and put together a Revocable
Living Trust
 Much more comfortable with the future!

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“I realize how important estate planning is now.”
“There really is a gap from where we are now to where I need to be.”
“A will is not enough. It is a supplement.”
“These are deep thought questions. We need a kick in the butt to get it done, but it is hard to write it down.”
“We are serious about estate planning, but how do we get started and involve our children?”

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