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Making changes to your will You cannot amend your will after it's been signed and witnessed. The only way you can change a will is by making an official alteration called a codicil. You must sign a codicil and get it witnessed in the same way as witnessing a will.
If you would like to modify your will, the proper venue to do this is through a codicil. A codicil is a legal document, added to your will, through which you can make valid changes to your estate plan.
How do I write a Codicil? You can handwrite or type a Codicil. It should state at the top it is a codicil, and make reference to the document it is altering. You should then describe the clause to be changed, and explain the changes.
In short, no a codicil to a Will does not have to be notarized. However, laws and requirements vary from state to state. A codicil does have to be signed in front of at least two witnesses who are not listed as beneficiaries, guardians, or executors in your Will.
A codicil may be a legally binding amendment to a will. It can add, further explain, modify, or revoke portions of a given will.
You can either make a codicil to your existing will or make a new will. Both require your signature and the signatures of two witnesses.You can have a lawyer write your codicil for you, or you can make one yourself. However, in most cases it makes more sense just to make a new will.
The Codicil cross-refers to the original Will and gives details of the amendments or additions you want to make to it. The Codicil must then be executed in the same way as for the Will i.e. signed with two witnesses (although the witnesses do not need to be the same people as the witnesses on the Will).
You cannot amend your will after it's been signed and witnessed. The only way you can change a will is by making an official alteration called a codicil. You must sign a codicil and get it witnessed in the same way as witnessing a will. There's no limit on how many codicils you can add to a will.