Free South Carolina Codicil to Will Template
South Carolina Codicil to Will
I. Introduction
This codicil, dated [Date], is a supplement to the testament of [Your Name], dated [Date of Original Will], herein referred to as the "Original Will". The Original Will and this codicil shall be read and interpreted together as one document.
II. Amendments
I, [Your Name], residing at [Your Company Address], hereby make the following amendments to my Original Will:
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Amendment to Executorship:
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I hereby revoke the appointment of [Previous Executor's Name] as the executor of my estate and appoint [New Executor's Name] as the executor of my estate.
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Amendment to Beneficiaries:
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I hereby amend Article [Article Number] of my Original Will to include [New Beneficiary's Name] as a beneficiary, and any reference to "children" shall include [New Beneficiary's Name].
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Amendment to Gifts:
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I hereby amend Schedule [Schedule Number] of my Original Will to include the following additional gifts:
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[Description of Gift] to [Recipient's Name]
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[Description of Gift] to [Recipient's Name]
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III. Confirmation
I hereby affirm and state categorically that all other provisions, directives, and instructions that are contained within my Original Will remain untouched, unaltered, and unchanged. Furthermore, they retain their full force and impact, holding the same legal effect and enforceability as they did at the time of my original declaration.
IV. Execution
I sign my name to this codicil this [Date] in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, who witnessed and subscribed my signature at my request, and in my presence.
[Your Name]
[Your Company Address]
[Witness 1's Name]
[Witness 1's Address]
[Witness 2's Name]
[Witness 2's Address]
V. Attestation
We, the undersigned witnesses, do hereby attest that the above-named [Your Name] declared this codicil to be his/her codicil and requested us to act as witnesses to it. We witnessed the signing of this codicil by [Your Name], and in his/her presence, at his/her request, and in the presence of each other, we now sign our names as witnesses.
[Witness 1's Name]
[Witness 1's Address]
[Witness 2's Name]
[Witness 2's Address]
VI. Legal Advice
I acknowledge that I have read this codicil and that I understand its contents. I execute this codicil as my free and voluntary act, for the purposes herein expressed, with full understanding of what I am doing, and intending to be legally bound by its terms.
[Your Name]
[Date Signed]
On this [Day] day of [Month], [Year], before me, [Notary's Name], a Notary Public for said County and State, personally appeared [Your Name], known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he/she executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
Notary Public Name: [Notary's Name]
My Commission Expires: [Expiry Date of Notary's Commission]
