Write your free will
Carol’s story
The National Autistic Society changed my life. It changed my daughter’s life. Her name is Georgina.
First, they helped me during my teaching career.
As a practitioner, I appreciated the advice from their website and benefited from training materials, developed with decades of experience by autism specialists.
Years later, when Georgina was diagnosed as autistic, frustrated at a medical system which had no answers, I had to give up my job as a headteacher. I felt so lost and overwhelmed, but the team at the National Autistic Society were there for me - providing me with support, access to training and other brilliant resources on their website.
They were there for me in my fight against Georgina’s high school and the local authority, and when I fought for the right to the education provision that she deserved.
I am leaving a gift in my will to the National Autistic Society, so that many others can benefit in the way I did, and we can continue towards our common goal of a society that really works for autistic people. You can play your own part by kindly leaving a gift in your will to the National Autistic Society.
Thank you,
Carol
The National Free Wills Network
Are you thinking about writing your will, or updating your current one? Our new free wills offer can help you do so, completely free of charge.
Writing a will is crucial to ensuring that your wishes and beliefs regarding the distribution of your estate are granted, including what you want to give to your loved ones.
Our new free wills offer allows you to do this, without the usual cost and work in finding a suitable solicitor in your local area. Just ask our Legacy Team for a referral to the National Free Wills Network, and this will start the process. You’ll then receive a pack from the Network, containing a list of local solicitors who can write your will for free.
To get a National Free Wills Network referral, please email legacyteam@nas.org.uk or you can phone our Supporter Care team on 0808 800 1050.
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The National Free Wills Network is an established organisation who work with charities. The purpose of the Network is to offer free will writing services to our valued supporters.We work directly in partnership with the Network to provide you with this offer. It is not open to the wider public – the only way to use the Network is through a referral.
When you are referred, you’ll have access to a large, and still expanding, network of solicitors. With 900 law firms currently involved, on average there is a participating solicitor within 3.5 miles of each person referred.
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No – you're not obligated to give any assets, or write the National Autistic Society into your will, if you do choose to use our Free Wills offer.We appreciate any and all gifts left in wills to our charity, and in fact these gifts make up 20% of our income to continue the vital work we do. If you’re interested in learning further about what gifts in wills to our charity can do, please email us for a copy of our Legacy Guide.
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The free wills offer only covers the cost of creating a simple will, and would not include a discretionary trust. Additionally, the solicitors that the National Free Wills Network will refer you to will not necessarily be specialised in creating a discretionary trust, especially one made on behalf of an autistic loved one with additional needs.Therefore, if you are thinking about creating a trust for an autistic loved one, we would recommend you to get in touch with our Wills & Trusts Phone Service who can arrange an initial phone call with a specialised solicitor, and also provide you with a list of solicitors who have informed us they can help write a trust for a vulnerable loved one.