Estate planning for farmers is different than it is for other people, since the focus must be on who will inherit the farm.
When farmers get older, they start worrying about what will happen to the farm, after they pass away. Many would like to keep the farm in the family.
The steps include:
· Communicate with family members about what you want to happen to your farm after you pass away and figure out what your family expects to happen. This is especially important when children are not interested in farming, so their inheritance expectations can be known and taken into account.
· Try to determine what tools are available to meet your goals. If you can modify a lease agreement to help meet your goals, then that may be an available tool.
· The last thing to do is to determine your legal options. This is where a good estate planning attorney comes into play. The attorney will listen to your goals and figure how to meet them. What that will look like, will vary because every family farm is different.
Reference: Agriculture.com (March 8, 2018) "3 Steps To Succession Planning."
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