Codicil To A Will

Life can be unpredictable and as your circumstances change you may require to make certain minor amendments to your Will without having to rewrite your entire Will.  A Codicil can be prepared to make these minor changes, such as adding a new clause, deleting or altering an existing clause to your Will.  The Codicil is considered a separate legal document from a Will, but is not a stand-alone document.  The meaning of one document is affected by the presence of the other.  The Codicil to a Will makes reference to the Will and describes a change/alteration to a particular clause or clauses in the Will.  For a Codicil to be legally valid it needs to follow certain legal guidelines and it must be dated, signed and witnessed in the same way as a Will.  You do not need to use the original witnesses to witness a Codicil. The witnesses, however, should not have any personal interest in the Will or Codicil and should not be beneficiaries of the Will or Codicil.  If executed