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Two horses, working in tandem, are stronger than one — and make a great metaphor for spouses in business together, proceeding forward in alignment.
Columns, Farm Life

How to have the conversation about prenups

Whatever the status of your relationship, the farm you share needs clarity

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“So, you want to protect your farm in case of a divorce, understandably so! Can you do that with a prenup? Yes! If it’s valid and enforceable, and you include the right provisions, your farm can stay in your possession, even in the worst-case scenario of a divorce. Prenups can also supplement your estate planning […] Read more
A farm’s founders and successors alike need clarity of expectations.
Columns, Farm Life

Write the first draft now for your next chapter

You no longer have the luxury of avoiding hard conversations

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Imagine how wonderful life would be on your farm if you did not have to guess what other folks on your farm team really want for their lives, and for the farm business? I had the great joy of speaking to 540 young Iowa farmers last month. Many of them are stuck in getting equity […] Read more
Froese: What’s possible when people are separating and don’t want to go to war
Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: What’s possible when people are separating and don’t want to go to war

Couples who are amicable and consider the farm successors will have a different outcome than those who are bickering

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The Great Pause continues to amplify cracks in the family dynamic which may lead to separation and divorce in farm families. In my coaching practice this year for the first time I am navigating transition planning at the same time the founders are leaving their marriage. I am also receiving calls for help from women […] Read more
A dozen things about divorce
Farm Life, FarmLife

A dozen things about divorce

Here’s a friend’s observations about her own divorce journey

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Speaking to my tribe of farm advisers I mentioned that I was walking alongside four friends navigating the process of divorce, and a colleague in my audience said, “Elaine, make that five friends… ugh!” My best friend from Grade 8 offers these observations about her divorce journey, with her permission of course! Both partners need […] Read more
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Coming to the table to talk about farm transition

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Farmers often stop me in the hall of conferences to ask deeper questions that are keeping them awake at night. The most common question is, “Elaine, how do we even get people to the table? My parents are refusing to talk, and my grandparents are even more stubborn!” Farm families are stuck because they give […] Read more
The firewall word picture fits our computer’s security, but I wonder if the approach of building a wall of protection around your farm is a good analogy?
FarmLife

Why create a ‘firewall’ against divorce?

First of all you need to recognize who and what you want to keep out

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His face was weathered and worn as he approached me with wrinkled brows. “You talked about the fear of spousal breakup,” and I’m curious, how do I create a firewall to protect my farm?” (Note: he said “my farm,” not OUR farm). The firewall word picture fits our computer’s security, but I wonder if the […] Read more
Farming’s In-Law Factor can be found at elainefroese.com/store/farmings-in-law-factor/.
FarmLife

Elaine Froese wants to keep families and farms healthy

Newest book takes on an issue not often dealt with – the in-laws

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My concern is divorce. Within a few miles’ radius of our farm there are so many divorces. And these aren’t all young people. Some are 20- and 40-year marriages.” Elaine Froese is tired. She’s just come home from a speaking tour and is heading to the U.S. for another gig, but as she speaks, the […] Read more
Farm Life, FarmLife

How to prevent divorce on farms

Divorce can wreak havoc and is one of the biggest threats to farm family legacy

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A new year of possibilities. My parents married December 27, 1955. My brothers each chose to marry that same week in 1984, and 1990. I, being the rebel got married on Independence Day, July 4, 1981. Wes and I have outlasted Chuck and Di who married the same year, same month. Divorce is one of the […] Read more
Family with three children (3-9) walking on muddy road, cows in background, rear view
Farm Life, FarmLife

Top ‘phrases’ for coaching farm families

The Elaine Froese (phrase) that pays

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One snowy day at a beautiful ranch home in southern Alberta around the expansive kitchen table, the farm team said, “Elaine you should make a list of your top phrases that you use in coaching.” “OK,” I said, knowing that many of the best projects are started by attentive practical ranchers and farmers who call […] Read more

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