Codicil to Last Will & Testament

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

of
[TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Document Header & Number of This Codicil
2. Identification of the Will Being Amended
3. Declaration; Will Remains in Force Except as Modified
4. Amending Provisions
5. Republication of Will
6. Execution Block (AS 13.12.502)
7. Self-Proving Affidavit (AS 13.12.504)

1. DOCUMENT HEADER & NUMBER OF THIS CODICIL

1.1 Effective Date. This Codicil to my Last Will and Testament (this "Codicil") is made on [DATE] (the "Effective Date").

1.2 Testator Identification. I, [TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME], residing at [PHYSICAL ADDRESS], being of legal age, of sound mind, and acting voluntarily and free from undue influence, declare this instrument to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.

1.3 Number of This Codicil. This is the:

☐ First Codicil
☐ Second Codicil
☐ Third Codicil
☐ [____] Codicil

to the Will identified in Section 2.

1.4 Governing Law. This Codicil is made pursuant to, and shall be governed by, the probate laws of the State of Alaska.

2. IDENTIFICATION OF THE WILL BEING AMENDED

2.1 Underlying Will. I refer to my Last Will and Testament dated [__/__/____] (the "Will").

2.2 Prior Codicils.

☐ None. This is the first amendment to the Will.

☐ The Will has previously been amended by the following codicil(s), which remain in effect except as further modified by this Codicil:

3. DECLARATION; WILL REMAINS IN FORCE EXCEPT AS MODIFIED

3.1 No Revocation. I do not revoke my Will. Except as expressly amended by this Codicil (and by any prior codicil that remains in effect), I republish, confirm, and ratify my Will in all respects and direct that it remain in full force and effect.

3.2 Conflict. To the extent any provision of this Codicil conflicts with a provision of my Will or any prior codicil, the provisions of this Codicil control.

3.3 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Codicil have the meanings given to them in my Will.

4. AMENDING PROVISIONS

4.1 Change Type — Revoke a Provision

☐ REVOKE a specific Section or bequest. I hereby revoke, in its entirety, the following provision of my Will:

Section: [____________________________]

Description of the gift, bequest, or provision being revoked: [________________________________]

The property or interest formerly disposed of by the revoked provision shall ☐ pass under the Residue clause of my Will / ☐ be disposed of as provided in Section 4.2 below.

4.2 Change Type — Add a New Bequest

☐ ADD a new bequest. I add the following gift to my Will, to take effect as though originally included therein:

I give [ITEM / DOLLAR AMOUNT] to [BENEFICIARY FULL NAME], of [BENEFICIARY ADDRESS], relationship: [____________].

If this beneficiary does not survive me, this gift shall ☐ pass into the Residue of my Estate / ☐ pass to [CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY NAME], per stirpes.

4.3 Change Type — Amend or Replace a Provision

☐ AMEND / REPLACE a Section. I delete the following provision of my Will and replace it in its entirety:

Section being replaced: [____________________________]

Replacement provision: [________________________________]

Common Substitutions

☐ New Personal Representative. I revoke the appointment of the Personal Representative named in my Will and instead nominate [NEW PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAME] of [CITY, STATE]. If he or she is unable or unwilling to serve, I nominate [ALTERNATE NAME] of [CITY, STATE]. No bond shall be required unless ordered by the court.

☐ New Guardian of Minor Children. I revoke the appointment of guardian in my Will and instead appoint [NEW GUARDIAN NAME] of [ADDRESS] as guardian of the person and estate of any minor child of mine, with [ALTERNATE GUARDIAN NAME] as alternate.

☐ New Trustee / Beneficiary. I revoke the designation of [ROLE: trustee / beneficiary] named in [Section ____] of my Will and instead designate [NEW TRUSTEE OR BENEFICIARY NAME] of [ADDRESS].

☐ Other Amendment. [________________________________]

5. REPUBLICATION OF WILL

5.1 Republication. By executing this Codicil with the formalities required for a will under AS 13.12.502, I republish my Will as of the Effective Date of this Codicil, and my Will, as amended by this Codicil and by any prior codicil that remains in effect, shall be read and construed as a single, integrated testamentary plan speaking as of the date of this Codicil.

6. EXECUTION BLOCK

(AS 13.12.502)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Codicil on the Effective Date set forth above, declaring it to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.

_________________________________
[TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME], Testator

ATTESTATION CLAUSE

We, the undersigned witnesses, declare that on the date set forth above, the Testator signed and acknowledged this instrument as a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament in our presence, and we, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses. To the best of our knowledge, the Testator is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.

1. __________________________________
   [WITNESS #1 NAME]
   Address: ___________________________

2. __________________________________
   [WITNESS #2 NAME]
   Address: ___________________________

7. SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

(AS 13.12.504 • State of Alaska • Judicial District of __________)

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared [TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME], [WITNESS #1 NAME], and [WITNESS #2 NAME], all being duly sworn, and each, for himself or herself, says:

1. The Testator declared to us that the foregoing instrument is a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament and that the Testator had willingly signed or directed another to sign for the Testator, and that the Testator executed it as the Testator's free and voluntary act for the purposes expressed in the Codicil.
2. Each Witness, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's presence and in the presence of each other, signed the Codicil as a Witness.
3. To the best of the knowledge of each witness, the Testator was, at the time of execution, eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.

_________________________________
[TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME], Testator

_________________________________
[WITNESS #1 NAME], Witness

_________________________________
[WITNESS #2 NAME], Witness

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by [TESTATOR'S FULL LEGAL NAME], the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by [WITNESS #1 NAME] and [WITNESS #2 NAME], witnesses, this ____ day of __________, 20__.

_________________________________
Notary Public for the State of Alaska
My Commission Expires: __________

(SEAL)

Sources and References

• AS 13.06.050 — General definitions for AS 13.06 – AS 13.36 ("will" includes codicil)
• AS 13.12.502 — Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills
• AS 13.12.504 — Self-proved will (statutory affidavit form)
• Alaska Court System — Probate Glossary (codicil)