Fields and Dennis LLP

After creating a will, circumstances may emerge that prompt a desire to change various aspects of the document. Divorces, new marriages, additional children, familial disagreements and shifting allegiances to charities can each impact a will. Adding a codicil is a way to amend the document without creating an entirely new document.  A codicil is a supplement to your will which changes, revokes or adds a new provision.  Yet, it is not necessarily easier to make a codicil than it would be to create a new will.  The same formalities are required for both, including the presence of witnesses.  The codicil becomes a part of the original will, and the codicils along with the will make up one complete document. Read more.