Codicil to Last Will & Testament - Connecticut

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

of
[TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME]

[Jurisdiction: State of Connecticut]

I. IDENTIFICATION AND DECLARATION

1.1 Testator. I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], presently residing at [ADDRESS], being at least eighteen (18) years of age and of sound mind and memory, and acting free from undue influence, declare this instrument to be the [First / Second / Third / __________] Codicil to my Last Will and Testament (this "Codicil").

1.2 Existing Will. I made and executed my Last Will and Testament dated [__/__/____] (the "Will").

1.3 Prior Codicils. ☐ I have made no prior codicil to the Will. ☐ I have previously made the following codicil(s), all of which remain in effect except as expressly changed below: [List each prior codicil by ordinal and execution date, or "None."]

1.4 Purpose. I make this Codicil to add to, delete from, and/or modify specific provisions of the Will. Except as expressly amended by this Codicil, I confirm the Will and any identified prior codicils. I do not intend a complete revocation.

1.5 Governing Law. This Codicil shall be governed by the substantive probate law of the State of Connecticut.

II. CONTINUING EFFECT OF THE WILL

2.1 Will Remains in Force. The Will, as previously executed and as amended by any prior codicil identified in Section 1.3, remains in full force and effect except as specifically modified by this Codicil.

2.2 No General Revocation. This Codicil does not revoke the Will in its entirety. It revokes only those specific provisions expressly identified below, and only to the extent stated.

2.3 Conflict. If any provision of this Codicil conflicts with the Will or any prior codicil, the provisions of this Codicil control.

III. AMENDING PROVISIONS

3.1 REVOKE a Specific Article, Section, or Bequest

☐ I revoke in its entirety [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will, captioned [________________________________], and any disposition made therein.

☐ I revoke the specific bequest of [describe property / dollar amount] to [Beneficiary Name] made in [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will. In its place, I direct: ☐ disposition under the Will's unamended residuary clause, if applicable; OR ☐ the following replacement gift: [________________________________].

3.2 ADD a New Bequest

☐ I add the following bequest to the Will:

I bequeath [describe property / $[Amount] / specific tangible item] to [Beneficiary Full Name], of [Address], if such beneficiary survives me by [____] days; otherwise this bequest shall ☐ pass under the Will's unamended residuary clause, if applicable ☐ pass to [Alternate Beneficiary Name] ☐ pass to [Beneficiary Name]'s descendants, per stirpes.

3.3 AMEND or REPLACE an Article

☐ New Executor. I revoke the appointment of Executor in [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will and substitute the following: I nominate [New Executor Name], of [City, State], as Executor, and [Alternate Name] as successor Executor. I direct that no executor bond be required, subject to objection and the Probate Court's authority under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-289.

☐ New Guardian. If I am an eligible parent under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-596, I revoke the nomination of guardian in [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will and appoint [New Guardian Name], of [Address], as guardian ☐ of the person ☐ of the estate ☐ of both, for my unmarried minor child/children [NAMES], to serve if the parents who are guardians are dead. I appoint [Alternate Guardian Name] as successor in the selected role. The appointment takes effect only after the required written acceptance is filed with the Probate Court and remains subject to that court's control and applicable bond rules.

☐ New Trustee / Trust Beneficiary. I amend [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will to provide: [State the replacement trustee, beneficiary, distribution standard, or other amended trust term.]

☐ Other Amendment. I amend [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will to read in its entirety as follows: [________________________________].

IV. EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS

4.1 Amendments. I intend this Codicil to change only the provisions identified here. I confirm the remaining terms of the Will and the prior codicils identified in Section 1.3. Their legal effect is determined under applicable Connecticut law; this Codicil does not state that every earlier provision is re-executed on today's date.

4.2 Integration. The Will, any prior codicil identified in Section 1.3, and this Codicil together constitute my entire Will.

V. EXECUTION

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], subscribe my name at the end of this [First / Second / __________] Codicil on this [Day] day of [Month], [Year], at [City], Connecticut, declaring to the undersigned witnesses that this instrument is a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.

_____________________________
[TESTATOR PRINTED NAME], Testator

VI. ATTESTATION CLAUSE

(Two Witnesses Required — Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251)

We, the undersigned, certify that the Testator subscribed this Codicil in our presence and that each of us now signs as an attesting witness in the Testator's presence, as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251. The Testator appeared to us to be eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.

VII. OPTIONAL WITNESS AFFIDAVIT IN PROOF OF CODICIL

(Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-285; this affidavit is separate from the required execution in Sections V–VI)

We, [WITNESS #1 NAME] and [WITNESS #2 NAME], being duly sworn, depose and say that:

1. On the execution date stated in Section V, the Testator, [TESTATOR NAME], subscribed the foregoing Codicil in our presence.

2. Each undersigned witness subscribed the instrument in the presence of the Testator.

3. At the time of execution the Testator was at least eighteen (18) years of age, of sound mind and memory, competent in every respect to make a will, and was under no restraint or undue influence.

_____________________________ Witness #1
_____________________________ Witness #2

Subscribed and sworn to before me by the above-named witnesses on [__/__/____].

_____________________________
Officer authorized to administer oaths: [TITLE]
My Commission Expires: __________
(Seal)

If proof is needed after the Testator's death, the attesting witness may instead use the Connecticut Probate Courts' Form PC-210 (Affidavit in Proof of Will and/or Codicil) if its stated execution facts are true. That official form is signed after death at the request of the executor or an interested person.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 45a-250, 45a-251 and 45a-257 — Capacity, execution and revocation
• Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 45a-285 and 45a-289 — Witness proof and executor bond
• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-596 — Parental appointment of guardian
• Connecticut Probate Court Form PC-210 — Affidavit in Proof of Will