Codicil to Last Will & Testament

CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

of
[TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME]

1. IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Testator. I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], residing at [ADDRESS, COUNTY, MICHIGAN], being of sound mind, over eighteen (18) years of age, and having sufficient mental capacity under MCL 700.2501, declare this to be the [ORDINAL — e.g., First / Second / Third] Codicil (this "Codicil") to my Last Will and Testament.

1.2 Will Being Amended. This Codicil amends my Last Will and Testament dated [__/__/____] (the "Will").

1.3 Prior Codicils.
☐ I have made no prior codicil to the Will.
☐ I have previously executed the following codicil(s), each of which remains in effect except as modified herein: [LIST PRIOR CODICILS BY DATE].

1.4 Voluntary Act. I execute this Codicil freely and voluntarily, under no constraint or undue influence.

2. DECLARATION — WILL REMAINS IN FULL FORCE

I confirm, ratify, and republish my Will in all respects and direct that it shall remain in full force and effect, except as specifically revoked, supplemented, amended, or replaced by this Codicil. This Codicil does not revoke my Will under MCL 700.2505.

3. AMENDING PROVISIONS

3.1 Revocation of a Specific Article or Gift

I hereby REVOKE the following provision(s) of my Will:

☐ Article/Section [____] of the Will, captioned [SECTION TITLE], is revoked in its entirety and shall have no further force or effect.

☐ The specific gift of [DESCRIBE GIFT — e.g., "$[AMOUNT]" / "the real property at [ADDRESS]"] to [BENEFICIARY NAME] set forth in Article/Section [____] is revoked. The subject property shall pass under the Residuary Estate of my Will unless otherwise provided in this Codicil.

3.2 Addition of a New Gift

I hereby ADD the following gift, free of all taxes and expenses of administration:

☐ I give [DESCRIBE GIFT — e.g., "$[AMOUNT]" / "[DESCRIPTION OF ITEM OR REAL PROPERTY]"] to [BENEFICIARY FULL NAME & ADDRESS].

• If this Beneficiary does not survive me, this gift shall ☐ pass into the Residuary Estate ☐ pass to [ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY] ☐ pass per stirpes to the Beneficiary's descendants.

3.3 Amendment or Replacement of an Article

I hereby AMEND AND REPLACE the following provision(s) of my Will; the replacement language supersedes the corresponding provision:

☐ New Personal Representative. Article/Section [____] of the Will is amended so that I nominate and appoint [NEW PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAME & ADDRESS] as Personal Representative, in place of [FORMER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAME], with [SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAME] as successor. The Personal Representative shall have all powers granted under EPIC, including those enumerated at MCL 700.3715, and ☐ shall ☐ shall not be required to furnish bond.

☐ New Guardian. Article/Section [____] of the Will is amended so that I nominate [NEW GUARDIAN NAME & ADDRESS] as guardian of the person and estate of any minor child of mine, in place of [FORMER GUARDIAN NAME], with [SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN NAME] as successor.

☐ New Trustee / Beneficiary. Article/Section [____] of the Will is amended so that:

• The Trustee of the [NAME OF TESTAMENTARY TRUST] shall be [NEW TRUSTEE NAME], in place of [FORMER TRUSTEE NAME]; and/or
• The beneficiary designated in that Article shall be [NEW BENEFICIARY NAME], in place of [FORMER BENEFICIARY NAME].

☐ New / Restated Residuary Distribution. Article/Section [____] of the Will is amended so that my Residuary Estate shall pass as follows: [NEW RESIDUARY DISTRIBUTION — beneficiaries and percentages, per stirpes].

☐ Other Amendment. Article/Section [____] of the Will is amended to read as follows: [INSERT REPLACEMENT TEXT].

4. REPUBLICATION

By executing this Codicil with the formalities required for a will under MCL 700.2502, I republish, ratify, and reaffirm my Will, as modified by this Codicil and by any prior codicil that remains in effect, as of the date of this Codicil. The Will shall be read and construed as if executed on the date of this Codicil, except as expressly changed herein.

5. EXECUTION BLOCK

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, [TESTATOR NAME], have signed this Codicil on the date set forth below in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, who at my request and in my presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed their names as witnesses.

Date: _______________________, [YEAR]

_______________________________
[TESTATOR NAME], Testator

6. WITNESS ATTESTATION CLAUSE

We declare that the Testator, whom we know or have reasonable proof of identity, signed or acknowledged this instrument in our presence and declared it to be a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament, and that we, in the Testator's presence and within a reasonable time after witnessing the Testator's signing or acknowledgment, have subscribed our names as witnesses, believing the Testator to be of sound mind and under no constraint or undue influence.

Witness #1
_______________________________
Signature
Name: _________________________
Address: ______________________
City/State/ZIP: ________________

Witness #2
_______________________________
Signature
Name: _________________________
Address: ______________________
City/State/ZIP: ________________

7. SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

(Codicil and Will made self-proved pursuant to MCL 700.2504)

STATE OF MICHIGAN )
) ss.
COUNTY OF [____] )

On this [____] day of [MONTH], [YEAR], before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared [TESTATOR NAME], [WITNESS #1 NAME], and [WITNESS #2 NAME], known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the Testator and the witnesses whose names are subscribed to the attached or foregoing instrument, who, being duly sworn, did each declare to me that the Testator signed and executed the instrument as a Codicil to the Testator's Last Will and Testament; that the Testator signed it willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for the Testator) and executed it as the Testator's free and voluntary act; that each of the witnesses, in the presence of the Testator and in the presence of each other, signed the Codicil as a witness; and that to the best of the knowledge of each witness the Testator was at least eighteen (18) years of age, of sound mind, of sufficient mental capacity, and under no constraint or undue influence.

______________________________________
[TESTATOR NAME], Testator

______________________________________
[WITNESS #1 NAME], Witness

______________________________________
[WITNESS #2 NAME], Witness

_________________________________
Notary Public, State of Michigan
County of ______________________
My commission expires: __________
Acting in the County of _________
(SEAL)

Sources and References

• MCL 700.2502 — Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (official)
• MCL 700.2504 — Self-proved will (official)
• MCL 700.2505 — Revocation of will or codicil
• MCL 700.2501 — Who may make will; sufficient mental capacity