Baby attorney here. Does anyone have good resources or guides they can recommend for probate and family cases in Texas?

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I’m sure there’s an O’Connor’s for this. Best Texas practice guide in general.

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O’Connor’s and there is a Texas family handbook

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I love the Johansen's annotated Estates Code. Very helpful.

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Those are all very good resources. But don’t forget to join the Probate and Family Law Sections of the Texas Bar Association, as well. The contacts with experience can be invaluable. And the Bar Association also has several free CLE courses and on-line guides and white papers that were submitted for publication that are handy.

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