.Mac iCloud family pack migration

I have been using a .Mac (or mobileme) account for years.
It's a family pack. My wife uses her own email account on her somewhat vintage G4 Powerbook.
I can't see how to migrate it within the family pack setup. If I start her off with a whole new iCloud account from scratch (which seems pretty tricky on 10.5 anyway) I have the problem of her iPhone which signs in for purchases on my master account don't I?
I've found and tried to follow a couple of setup guides for iCloud on 10.5.8 but they don't take into account the Family pack wrinkle.
Has anyone seen a walkthru that gets me anywhere near the functionality we've been enjoying for the past 5 years?

You can still migrate for a limited period
Move
Use the "Move to iCloud" button.

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