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Identify the section and content you want to change. The first step in amending your will is to review it. Type up the changes. Take the time to type up the codicil. Sign and date the codicil. Store your codicil in a safe place.

A codicil is a legal document that acts as a supplement to your last will and testament. In it, you can make changes to your will without having to rewrite your entire original will document.Since it's become easier to update your will using online tools, codicils are now less common.

Invalid execution of the will This can include circumstances where witnesses to the will have not witnessed the testator signing the will or acknowledged his signature in his presence. The witnesses must not be beneficiaries (or the spouse/civil partner of the beneficiary) to the will as this renders the will void.

To create a codicil, you write down what you want to remove or add to your existing will, sign it, have two witnesses sign it (as you did with your original will), and then keep it with your will.You can have a lawyer write your codicil for you, or you can make one yourself.

If you do write a new will you can revoke the old one by destroying it. You can make small changes to your will such as changing the executors or adding a legacy by using a document called a codicil (more on this below).

A will is invalid if it is not properly witnessed or signed. Most commonly, two witnesses must sign the will in the testator's presence after watching the testator sign the will. The witnesses typically need to be a certain age, and should generally not stand to inherit anything from the will.

If the new will or codicil (a document which alters an existing will) does not contain an express revocation clause, it may still cancel the earlier will, but there may not be a complete cancellation.