Every Family Has a Story.
Here Are Theirs.

Sarah woke up at 2 AM after a nightmare about a car accident. She turned to her husband Mike and said, "If something happened to both of us right now, who would take our girls?" Neither of them had an answer.

They'd talked about estate planning for years but kept putting it off. It felt morbid, expensive, and confusing. Their neighbor had paid $8,000 at a big law firm and still didn't really understand what they got.

When Sarah found Legacy Dad during a late-night Google search, the website felt different. No gavels, no intimidation — just a fellow dad talking about protecting his own family. They booked a free planning session the next morning.

During the session, their attorney walked them through exactly what would happen to their daughters under current Texas law — and it wasn't what they assumed. Family members would have to go to court, it could take weeks, and in the meantime, CPS would be involved. That was the wake-up call.

Within three weeks, they had a complete plan: a living trust, a Kids Protection Plan with detailed guardian instructions, emergency cards for their babysitter, and a roadmap for updating everything as their girls grow. Total cost: less than what they spent on their kitchen remodel.

"The hardest part was making the phone call," Sarah says. "Everything after that was surprisingly easy — even kind of fun. We actually talked about things we'd been avoiding for years, and now we sleep better at night."

Chris and Priya are the kind of people who read the documentation before assembling furniture. When their first child was born, they assumed estate planning would be straightforward — find a lawyer, sign some papers, done.

Instead, they found lawyers who wouldn't explain what they were signing, firms that charged by the hour for every question, and template-based plans that didn't account for their RSU vesting schedules, stock options, or the crypto holdings they'd accumulated.

"We needed someone who would actually explain the WHY behind each provision," says Priya. "Not just hand us a binder and say 'sign here.' We wanted to understand what we were building."

Legacy Dad's approach was exactly what they needed. Their attorney spent time explaining not just what each trust provision does, but why it matters for their specific situation. The digital asset inventory was something no other firm had even mentioned.

With baby #2 on the way, they completed everything in under a month — including a Kids Protection Plan that names guardians for both children, detailed care instructions, and emergency protocols for their babysitter and Priya's parents (who help with childcare).

"Now we understand our plan better than most people understand their mortgage," Chris says. "And when something changes — new RSU grant, baby arrives, we move — we know exactly what to update and why. That's the difference between having documents and having a plan."

Dr. Linh Nguyen remembers watching her parents work double shifts at a restaurant in Fort Bend County. They came to Texas with two suitcases and a dream. Three decades later, Linh owns a thriving dental practice, her husband David manages a tech team, and they live in Sugar Land with their three kids — and Linh's parents.

"Estate planning felt like something for old American families with generational wealth," Linh says. "We're the ones building the wealth. Nobody in our family had ever done this."

When Linh searched for estate planning help, most firms focused exclusively on passing assets to children. None addressed her reality: aging parents who live with them, a dental practice that needed a succession plan, and property connections to Vietnam.

Legacy Dad's approach was different from the first conversation. Their attorney asked about the FAMILY — not just the assets. Who lives in the house? What are the care expectations? What values do you want to pass down? What does your parents' care look like in five years?

The plan they built is multigenerational: it protects Linh's parents' care arrangements, ensures the dental practice transitions smoothly if something happens to Linh, safeguards the children's inheritance, and even addresses the overseas property within a proper legal framework.

But the piece that meant the most to Linh wasn't a legal document at all — it was the Legacy Letter. Working with their attorney, Linh and David wrote letters to their children about their families' immigration stories, the sacrifices their parents made, and the values they hope their children carry forward.

"My parents can't easily put into words what they went through to give us this life," Linh says, her voice catching. "Now it's written down. Our kids will know, and their kids will know. That's the real legacy."

Sergeant First Class Marcus Thompson has been deployed three times. Each time, his biggest fear wasn't what he'd face overseas — it was what would happen at home if he didn't come back.

"The JAG office did a basic will for me eight years ago, before I met Jessica, before the kids. But updating it kept falling through the cracks — between deployments, PCS moves, and daily life at Fort Cavazos, there was always something more urgent."

Jessica found Legacy Dad while Marcus was on a training rotation. The 100% virtual model was essential — military families can't always get to a lawyer's office, especially when the service member is away.

Their attorney took the time to understand military-specific needs: SGLI beneficiary coordination, Survivor Benefit Plan integration, power of attorney structures that work during deployment, and a plan designed to function even if the family PCS's to another state.

"Most civilian lawyers don't understand military life," Jessica says. "They don't think about what happens when your spouse is in a combat zone and you need to make financial decisions. Or what happens if we get orders to move to Germany next year. Legacy Dad built a plan that works no matter where the Army sends us."

The Kids Protection Plan was particularly meaningful. Marcus and Jessica named local friends from their unit as immediate emergency guardians, Jessica's sister in The Woodlands as short-term, and Marcus's parents as long-term. The babysitter packet includes military-specific information that civilian emergency contacts wouldn't know to ask about.

"The night before my last deployment, we sat on the couch and went through the whole plan one more time," Marcus says. "I looked at Jessica and said, 'You and the kids are covered. No matter what.' That was the best night's sleep I got before shipping out."