Free Delaware Codicil to Will Template
DELAWARE CODICIL TO WILL
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This Delaware Codicil, dated January 1st, 2050, is to amend the last will dated [Original Will Date] made by me, [Your Full Name], residing at [Your Full Address, City, State, ZIP Code].
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I. Declaration
I, [Your Full Name], declare that:
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This codicil has been voluntarily made, I am of legal age to make a will, and I am under no constraint or undue influence.
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I am mentally competent to make this codicil.
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This codicil amends and modifies my existing last will executed on [Original Will Date].
II. Updates to Beneficiaries
The following changes to beneficiaries are to be made:
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To add a beneficiary: I hereby add [New Beneficiary's Full Name], residing at [New Beneficiary's Address], as a beneficiary to receive [Specify Gift or Percentage of Estate].
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To remove a beneficiary: I hereby remove [Name of Beneficiary to be Removed] as a beneficiary of my will.
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To change a beneficiary: I change the gift previously made to [Existing Beneficiary's Name] from [Previous Gift] to [New Gift].
III. Changes in Assets
The disposition of the following assets is amended as follows:
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[Description of New Asset] acquired on [Date of Acquisition] shall be distributed to [Beneficiary's Name].
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The disposition of [Description of Asset No Longer Owned] is hereby removed from the will.
IV. Appointment of Executors or Guardians
I hereby make the following changes in the appointment of executors or guardians:
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The appointment of [Previous Executor's Name] as Executor is hereby revoked, and I appoint [New Executor's Name], residing at [New Executor's Address], as the new Executor of my will.
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The appointment of [Previous Guardian's Name] as Guardian is hereby revoked, and I appoint [New Guardian's Name], residing at [New Guardian's Address], as Guardian of my minor children.
V. Changes in Distribution
I hereby make the following changes to the distribution of my assets:
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Instead of equal shares, the residue of my estate shall be distributed as [New Distribution Details] among my beneficiaries.
VI. Clarifications or Corrections
The following clarifications or corrections are made to the initial will:
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The term "[Ambiguous Term]" in my initial will refer to [Clarification].
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The error in the listing of the asset described as "[Erroneous Asset Description]" is corrected to read "[Corrected Asset Description]".
VII. General Provisions
All other terms and conditions of my original will dated [Original Will Date] not amended by this Codicil remain in full force and effect.
VIII. Attestation
This Codicil to my Will was signed and declared by [Your Full Name] as a Codicil to his/her last will, in the presence of us, who in his/her presence and at his/her direction, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereof.
Witness #1
Name: [Witness Name 1]
Address: [Witness Address 1]
Witness #2
Name: [Witness Name 2]
Address: [Witness Address 2]
[Your Name], Testator
[Your Address]
Signed at [City, State] on this [Date].
IX. Notarization
State of Delaware
County of [County Name]
On this January 1st, 2050, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, 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.
Witness my hand and official seal.
[Printed Name of Notary Public]
[Commission Number of Notary Public]
My Commission Expires: [Expiry Date of Notary Public's Commission]
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