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Estate Planning Law: problems and fixes, explained by Marshall

Marshall Medlin is the only estate planning law member of BNI Preston Center. These guides are written for a Dallas–Fort Worth reader who has the problem right now: what is happening, what to check, when to call, and what it costs.

October 13, 2026 · 9 min read What happens to a Texas family's house, accounts and children if there is no will Most adults who have not written a will assume the state will do roughly what they would have wanted. Here is what actually happens, and what a basic plan takes. The assumption that the state will sort it out sensiblyWhat Texas does with each piece when there is no willWhat happens to minor children, and to money left to themWhat the family has to do: a plain picture of probate without a will

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