Codicil to Last Will & Testament

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME]

State of Florida

1. IDENTIFICATION AND DECLARATION

1.1 Testator. I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], currently residing at [TESTATOR ADDRESS], being of sound mind and over eighteen (18) years of age, declare this instrument to be the [First / Second / Third / __________] Codicil to my Last Will and Testament (this "Codicil"), executed pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 732.502.

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 construed under the laws of the State of Florida and admitted to probate in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court.

2. 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.

3. AMENDING PROVISIONS

3.1 REVOKE a Specific Article, Section, or Bequest

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

☐ I revoke the specific devise/bequest of [describe property / dollar amount] to [Beneficiary Name] made in [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 gift to the Will:

I give, devise, and bequeath [describe property / $[AMOUNT] / specific tangible item / real property at [ADDRESS]] to [Beneficiary Full Name], of [Address], if such beneficiary survives me; otherwise this gift shall ☐ lapse and pass under the Residuary Estate clause ☐ pass to [Alternate Beneficiary Name], per stirpes.

3.3 AMEND or REPLACE an Article

☐ New Personal Representative. I revoke the appointment of Personal Representative in [Section ____ ] of the Will and substitute the following: I appoint [New Personal Representative Name], of [Address], as Personal Representative, and [Successor Name] as successor. No bond shall be required.

☐ New Guardian. I revoke the nomination of guardian in [Section ____ ] of the Will and nominate [New Guardian Name], of [Address], as guardian of the person and property of any minor Child, with [Successor Guardian Name] as successor.

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

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

4. 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.

5. EXECUTION BLOCK

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], sign my name at the end of this [First / Second / __________] Codicil on [__/__/____], at [CITY], Florida, declaring it to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.

_____________________________
[TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], Testator

6. ATTESTATION CLAUSE

(Two attesting witnesses required — Fla. Stat. § 732.502)

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME] as a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament in our presence, and we, in the Testator's presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses on the date above:

1. _____________________________
   [WITNESS #1 NAME]
   [ADDRESS]

2. _____________________________
   [WITNESS #2 NAME]
   [ADDRESS]

7. SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

(Florida — Fla. Stat. § 732.503; recommended so the codicil is admitted to probate without further proof)

STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF [____________________]

I, [TESTATOR NAME], declare to the officer taking my acknowledgment of this instrument, and to the subscribing witnesses, that I signed this instrument as a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.

_____________________________
[TESTATOR NAME], Testator

We, [WITNESS #1 NAME] and [WITNESS #2 NAME], have been sworn by the officer signing below, and declare to that officer on our oaths that the Testator declared the instrument to be the Testator's Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament and signed it in our presence and that we each signed the instrument as a witness in the presence of the Testator and of each other.

_____________________________ Witness #1
_____________________________ Witness #2

Acknowledged and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the Testator, [TESTATOR NAME], who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced [type of identification] as identification, and sworn to and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online notarization by the witnesses, [WITNESS #1 NAME], who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced [type of identification] as identification, and [WITNESS #2 NAME], who ☐ is personally known to me or ☐ has produced [type of identification] as identification, and subscribed by me in the presence of the Testator and the subscribing witnesses, all on [__/__/____].

_____________________________
Notary Public — State of Florida
Printed Name: _______________
My Commission Expires: _______
(Seal)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Fla. Stat. § 732.502 — Execution of wills (codicil same formalities)
• Fla. Stat. § 732.503 — Self-proof of will (Florida Senate)
• Fla. Stat. § 732.503 — Self-proof of will (Justia 2025)
• Fla. Stat. § 732.517 — Penalty clause for contest unenforceable (Florida Senate Chapter 732)