Codicil to Last Will & Testament - South Carolina
CODICIL TO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Of [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME]
Before you use this: Identify the exact will and every later codicil, then reconcile each proposed change with the existing gifts, residue, fiduciary appointments, and beneficiary designations. Complete only the amendments actually intended and remove unused choices before signing.
I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], of [________________] County, South Carolina, being of sound mind and legally eligible to make a will, make this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament. I intend this instrument to change that Will only as stated below.
Will and prior codicils
Date of the Will being amended: [__/__/____]
Prior codicils, if any, identified by date: [________________________________]
Other identifying information needed to distinguish the Will: [________________________________]
Amendments
1. Provision changed. I amend Article or Section [________] of the Will, entitled [________________________________], as follows:
☐ I delete that provision in full and replace it with this exact text:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
☐ I delete only the following words or gift: [________________________________], and replace them with: [________________________________].
☐ I add the following new provision after Article or Section [________]:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
2. Additional change, if any. I amend Article or Section [________] of the Will, entitled [________________________________], as follows:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
3. Prior codicil changed, if any. I expressly change the codicil dated [__/__/____], Article or Section [________], in the following way:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
Effect on earlier instruments
Except for the express changes above and any inconsistency created by those changes, I intend my Will and the identified prior codicils to remain operative according to their terms. I do not intend this Codicil to replace my entire Will. If any earlier provision is inconsistent with an express amendment here, this Codicil controls to the extent of that inconsistency.
I have reviewed the completed amendments and sign this Codicil as my testamentary act.
Testator signature: [________________________________]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Witness attestation
Each of us witnessed the testator sign this Codicil or acknowledge the testator's signature or this Codicil. We sign below as witnesses to that act.
Witness 1 signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and address: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Witness 2 signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and address: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Optional later self-proving affidavit
STATE OF [________________________________]
COUNTY OF [________________________________]
The undersigned testator and attesting witness, after being duly sworn before the undersigned officer, state as follows:
I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], acknowledge that I signed the attached Codicil willingly, as my free and voluntary testamentary act, while of sound mind and without constraint or undue influence, and that I was eighteen years of age or older or, if younger, married or emancipated by family court decree.
Testator signature: [________________________________]
I, [WITNESS NAME], swear that I am one of the attesting witnesses whose signature appears on the attached Codicil; that the testator signed or acknowledged it; that I signed as a witness in the testator's presence and hearing; and that, to the best of my knowledge, the testator was legally eligible to make a will, of sound mind, and without constraint or undue influence.
Attesting witness signature: [________________________________]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Acknowledged by the testator and subscribed and sworn to by the attesting witness before me on [__/__/____].
Authorized officer signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and office: [________________________________]
Commission expiration, if applicable: [__/__/____]
Official seal: [________________________________]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
- Citations checked
- September 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- S.C. Code Ann. § 62-1-201(27), (53) (minor and will definitions)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-501 (capacity to make a will)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-502 (will execution)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-503(b) (later self-proving affidavit)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-506(a)-(b) (express and inconsistent revocation)
Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on September 30, 2026.
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-1-201(27) (checked September 30, 2026): ""Minor" means a person who is under eighteen years of age, excluding a person under the age of eighteen who is married or emancipated as decreed by the family court."
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-1-201(53) (checked September 30, 2026): ""Will" includes codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor or revokes or revises another will."
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-501 (checked September 30, 2026): "An individual who is of sound mind and who is not a minor as defined in Section 62-1-201(27) may make a will."
S.C. Code Ann. § 62-2-502 (checked September 30, 2026): "Except as provided for writings within Section 62-2-512 and wills within Section 62-2-505, every will shall be: (1) in writing; (2) signed by the testator or signed in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's presence and by the testator's direction; and (3) signed by at least two individuals each of whom witnessed either the signing or the testator's acknowledgment of the signature or of the will."
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