Fill and Sign the Texas Codicil Form

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ___________________________________________ I, _____________________________ , of _____________________________ County, Texas, 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 IV I amend my will to devise and bequeath all my interest in my homestead or primary residence, if I own a homestead or primary residence on the date of my death that passes through this Will, to ________________________ , if the named person(s) survives me. If the named person(s) does not survive me, then my homestead or primary residence shall pass under the residuary clause of my Will. 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 Texas 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 Texas 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, __________________________, as testator, after being duly sworn, declare to the undersigned witnesses and to the undersigned authority that this instrument is my codicil to will, that I have willingly made and executed it in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, all of whom were present at the same time, as my free act and deed, and that I have requested each of the undersigned witnesses to sign this codicil to will in my presence and in the presence of each other. I now sign this codicil to will in the presence of the attesting witnesses and the undersigned authority on this ____ day of ________________, 20____. __________________________ Testator The undersigned, __________________________ and _____________________, each being at least fourteen years of age, after being duly sworn, declare to the testator and to the undersigned authority that the testator declared to us that this instrument is the testator's codicil to will and that the testator requested us to act as witnesses to the testator's codicil to will and signature. The testator then signed this codicil to will in our presence, all of us being present at the same time. The testator is eighteen years of age or over (or being under such age, is or has been lawfully married, or is a member of the armed forces of the United States or of an auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States or of the United States Maritime Service), and we believe the testator to be of sound mind. We now sign our names as attesting witnesses in the presence of the testator, each other, and the undersigned authority on this _____ day of __________, 20____. ___________________ Witness ___________________ Witness Subscribed and sworn to before me by the said __________________________ testator, and by the said __________________________ and __________________________ witnesses, this ______ day of _______________, 20_______. (SEAL) (Signed) _____________________ (Official Capacity of Officer)