Codicil to Last Will & Testament Kit
A codicil form is a simple document that you to change some of the provisions in your last will and testament without the need to draft an entirely new will.
This self-help legal kit includes step-by-step instructions, detailed information and all the legal forms necessary to prepare your own codicil without the need or expense of engaging a lawyer. It also includes various examples of the changes that you might wish to make to your will.
- Prepare a legal codicil in minutes.
- Step-by-step instructions.
- Sample clauses.
- Lawyer approved.
Description
A codicil form is a simple document that you to change some of the provisions in your last will and testament without the need to draft an entirely new will.
Typically, changes made by a codicil form tend to either add or revoke minor provisions of a last will and testament. For example, you may wish to make an amendment to your will because an asset that you had gifted to someone has been sold or because you have acquired a new asset and want to make a gift of that asset to a specific person. However, not all changes are minor. For example, you could also change the beneficiary you have named for your residuary estate – often the largest part of a person’s estate.
It is important to remind you that if you don’t update your will to reflect changes in your circumstances or those of the people named in your will, then you do run risk. For example:
- If you acquire new assets which are not included in your current will, or if your named residuary beneficiary pre-deceases you, then your possessions (or at least some of them) could be divided in accordance with the laws of intestacy and your personal wishes disregarded completely.
- If the executor you have named in your will predeceases you or simply decides that he or she doesn’t want to fulfill the role, then your possessions could be placed under the control of a person appointed by a court – which could be a total stranger – rather than someone you know and trust.
- If your spouse or partner predeceases you, or if the guardian you named for your children in your will has, then there is a risk that your children could be placed into the care of a guardian appointed by a court – which may not be somebody you would have approved of.
This is not simply scare mongering. Unfortunately, these problems are realities for many people who have either not made a will or failed to update it as circumstances around them changed.
Fortunately, a legal codicil provides a valid solution for those needing to update their wills. The form allows you to legally modify the provisions of your last will & testament without the need or cost of engaging an attorney to draft an entirely new last will.
EstateBee’s do-it-yourself Codicil Kit includes:-
- Detailed information on the legal considerations involved in preparing a codicil to a last will and testament.
- Detailed lawyer prepared instructions on how to prepare your own codicil form.
- Multiple examples of changes which you may need to make to your last will & testament.
- Template codicil forms.
- A worksheet to help you determine what changes you may need to make to your last will.
You can create a valid legal codicil form in minutes from the comfort of your own home at a fraction of the price usually charged by other lawyers.
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Table of Contents
Important Note
About EstateBee
Using Self-Help Kits
Codicil to a Last Will and Testament
About Codicils
About Wills
Principal Components of a Will
Matters that can Impact Wills
Updating your Will - Making Changes to Your Will
Recitals to a Codicil
Making Actual Changes to your Last Will & Testament
Making a Valid Codicil
Age of Majority
Mental Capacity and Undue Influence
Executing a Codicil
Appendix 1 – Signing Instructions
Appendix 2 – Sample Codicil
Appendix 3 – Estate Planning Worksheet
Forms
The following forms are included with this kit:-
- Template Codicil Form (approved by lawyers, and together with lots of sample clauses to help guide you)
- Estate Planning Worksheet
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