A full suite of estate planning tools legally binding in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Every Longhorn needs a plan. Many Longhorns have chosen to advance their values and show their love for UT Austin by providing a gift to the University through their will. Regardless of the size of your gift, you can provide funding to help support causes important to you.
We always recommend seeking your own financial advisors. This is especially true for complex estate planning. As a starting point, we are pleased to share our list of trusted advisors that have been involved in UT’s Gift Planning Advisory Council.
For those who want a simplified way to create a will or estate plan, we are pleased to offer our Longhorn community free access to Giving Docs. Here you can easily create your will and other estate planning documents in just a few minutes. You are not required to leave a gift in order to create a will. This is our gift to you.
Giving Docs advises that a completed will is not legally binding until it has been signed and executed in accordance with the laws of your state of residence. Giving Docs will give you detailed instructions on how to do so in order to ensure that your will carries out your wishes. Giving Docs securely keeps your information in your profile so that you can quickly and easily update your will whenever you need to.
The standard will document you create on the Giving Docs website incorporates typical estate planning needs. If you have a complicated estate with multiple properties and complex assets, or would like to discuss alternative planned giving vehicles, we recommend consulting an attorney and/or financial advisor.
The University of Texas at Austin does not share your personal information with Giving Docs. Giving Docs only receives the information that you provide to them, when you activate your Giving Docs account. Giving Docs' Terms of Service prohibits the sale or rental of user names or other personal information.
When creating your account with Giving Docs, you will be asked if you would like to share your contact information with any charities for which you leave a gift. If you choose to share your contact information, the charity will receive your contact information and note about your planned gift, as agreed upon. No other data will be shared with the charity. If you do not wish to share any information at all, you can choose to remain anonymous. If you choose to remain anonymous, the charity will not receive any identifying information.