Codicil (Sample) (ON)

Summary

This precedent is a codicil that can be used when the testator wishes to make specific changes to an existing will and confirm the remaining portions of the will. It contains practical guidance and drafting notes. A will can be amended by a codicil, which refers to the will that it is amending. This document may be a formal document signed by the testator with two witnesses, who do not have to be the same as the witnesses to the original will, or it may be wholly in the testator's own handwriting (i.e., a holograph will). In this regard, a holograph codicil can amend a non-holograph will. Similarly, a non-holograph codicil can amend a holograph will. For more information on codicils, see Amendment and Revocation of Wills (ON). For instructions on signing a will, see Codicil Execution Instructions Checklist (ON). For another sample of a codicil, see Codicil to Primary Will (ON). See also Affidavit of Execution of Will or Codicil (Form 74.8) (ON).