Fill and Sign the California Codicil Form

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ______________________ I, __________________ , of ________________ County, California, declare this as a Codicil to my Will dated ______________ . This Codicil amends or supplements my Will only as provided herein. Except as amended or supplemented, my Will shall remain in full force and effect. [All Articles are examples only. Only type changes to be made to will or additions thereto] ARTICLE I. I devise and bequeath to _____________ my __________________ . ARTICLE II. I revoke the prior devise and bequest of ________________ to _____________ , my __________________ . ARTICLE III I have another child named _____________ , and amend Article __ to add said child as an additional beneficiary of the trust specified therein. ARTICLE V. I amend my will to appoint ________________ , or if the appointee fails to qualify or cease to act, I appoint ______________ , as Trustee of the Trust provisions of this Will to serve in said capacity with all the powers during the administration of the Trust as are granted to Trustees under the laws of the State of California including the power to sell any of the real or personal property of the Trust for cash or on credit or to mortgage it or to lease it, all to be exercised without Court order. ARTICLE VI. In the event that my ________ , ______________ , dies without having made just provision for the care and custody of our minor children, I appoint ________________ , as Guardian(s) of said minor children. Page One Signed by Maker/Testator: ________________ ARTICLE VII. I amend my will to appoint ________________ , as executor/executrix/personal representative of my Will, or if the appointee fails to qualify or ceases to act, I appoint ________________ both to serve without bond, inventory, appraisal or accounting to any Court and to have all the powers during the administration of my estate as are granted to Trustees under the laws of the State of California or any other law including the power to sell any of my real or personal property at public auction or private sale, for cash or on credit, or to mortgage it or to lease it, all to be exercised without Court order. I, ________________ , having signed this Codicil in the presence of _____________________ and __________________________ who attested it at my request on this the _____ day of _____________ , 20 __ ________________________________ MAKER/TESTATOR The above and foregoing Codicil of __________________ was declared and attested by _____________ in our presence to be ________ Codicil and was signed by the said ____________ in our presence and at ____________ request and in the presence of ______________ and in the presence of each other, we, the undersigned, witnessed and attested the due execution of the Codicil of ______________ on this the ___ day of ____________ , 20 __ and Further, that to the best of our knowledge the testator is 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence and that we, as witnesses, are not interested or an heir of the estate of _________________ . ___________________________________ WITNESS ADDRESS:__________________________ ___________________________________ WITNESS ADDRESS:__________________________ Page Two Signed by Maker/Testator: ________________ STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF __________________ PERSONALLY appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the county and state aforesaid, ___________________________________ and __________________________ , who, being by me first duly sworn, makes oath and declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the following is true and correct: 1. The undersigned were subscribing witnesses to that certain instrument of writing dated _________________________ , which is the true and original Last Will and Testament of ____________________________ , the “Maker”. 2. That Maker signed, published and declared said instrument as his or her Last Will and Testament in the presence of us as two (2) subscribing witnesses. 3. On the date written above the maker of this Will declared to us that this instrument was the maker's Will and requested us to act as witnesses to it. 4. We understand this is the maker's Will 5. The maker signed this Will in our presence, all of us being present at the same time. 6. We now, at the maker's request, and in the maker's and each other's presence, sign below as witnesses. 7. We believe the maker is of sound mind and memory. 8. We believe that this Will was not procured by duress, menace, fraud or undue influence. 9. The maker is age 18 or older. 10. Each of us is now age 18 or older, is a competent witness, and resides at the address set forth after his or her name. Witness Signature Witness Signature Print Name: Print Name: Address: Address: City, State, Zip: City, State, Zip: Phone: Phone: State of California County of ____________________________________ On ____________________________________ before me, __________________________ (here insert name and title of the officer), personally appeared __________________________ , the testator, and _________________________ and _________________________ , the witnesses, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities, and that by their signatures on the instrument the persons, or the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature (Seal) Print Name ____________________________________