Codicil to Last Will & Testament

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 ratify, confirm, and republish the Will in all respects.

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. That property shall instead pass under the Residuary Estate provisions of the Will.

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 thirty (30) days; otherwise this bequest shall ☐ lapse and pass under the Residuary clause ☐ pass to [Alternate Beneficiary Name], 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. No bond shall be required unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

☐ New Guardian. I revoke the nomination of guardian in [Article / Section ____ ] of the Will and nominate [New Guardian Name], of [Address], as guardian of the person and estate of my minor child/children, with [Alternate Guardian Name] as successor.

☐ 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. REPUBLICATION

4.1 Republication. By executing this Codicil, I republish and re-execute the Will, as amended by this Codicil and by any prior codicil identified in Section 1.3, as of the date of this Codicil. The Will shall be read and construed as though originally executed in its amended form on the date of this Codicil.

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, in our joint presence, declared this instrument to be a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament, and subscribed or acknowledged the same at the end thereof; and that we, at the Testator's request, in the Testator's presence and in the presence of each other, now subscribe our names as attesting witnesses. 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. AFFIDAVIT IN PROOF OF CODICIL (SELF-PROVING)

(Connecticut — Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-285; cf. Probate Court Form PC-210)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
) ss: [Town/City], this [____] day of [____________], [____]
COUNTY OF [____________________] )

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

1. On the date and at the place stated above, and in the presence of the undersigned authority and of each other, the Testator, [TESTATOR NAME], executed the foregoing instrument (or the instrument attached to this affidavit) and declared it to be a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament.

2. The undersigned thereupon subscribed this instrument as attesting witnesses, at the request of the Testator, in the presence of the Testator and in the presence of each other.

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 this [____] day of [____________], [____].

_____________________________
Notary Public / Commissioner of the Superior Court / Judge or Clerk of Probate
My Commission Expires: __________
(Seal)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251 — Making and execution of wills (Justia 2024)
• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-285 — Proof of will out of court (Justia)
• Connecticut Probate Court Form PC-210 — Affidavit in Proof of Will
• Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 802a — Wills: Execution and Construction