A typical situation: invented, with no names.
The situation
Two friends opened a print shop together thirty years ago. Now each wants to bring in his own children, and neither is sure the other's children are right for it.
What is on the table
Who comes in and in what role; how to divide it among four instead of two; and what happens if one of the founders dies.
How we would go about it
Both families at the same table, but first the two founders alone, together. The agreement covers what happens on death or illness.