Codicil definition

Codicil means a will that modifies or partially revokes an

Codicil means a will that modifies or partially revokes an existing earlier will. A codicil need not refer to or be attached to the earlier will.

Codicil means a testamentary instrument made in relation to a will, explaining, altering or adding to its dispositions or appointments, and duly made and executed as required by the provisions of this Act for the making and execution of a will;

Examples of Codicil in a sentence

• If any beneficiary under this Will shall directly or indirectly contest this Will (which shall include any Codicil hereto) or any of its provisions, then any share or interest in my estate given to that contesting beneficiary is revoked and shall be added to the residue of my estate, and shall be distributed to the other beneficiaries of such residue as herein provided in the same shares and in the same manner as if that contesting beneficiary had predeceased me without issue.

• If none of (a) or (b) or (c) applies, then to all beneficiaries mentioned in every known Will, whether admitted to probate or not, to all beneficiaries mentioned in every known Codicil, whether admitted to probate or not, and to all heirs at law.

• The petitioner shall serve a copy of the rejected will and/or codicil attached to Local Form Notice of Refusal to Petition for Probate of Will or Codicil on all heirs of the decedent or potential beneficiaries under the document at least 15 days prior to the hearing on the petition.

• Any change must be by Codicil (an addition, amendment or supplement to a Will) or by making a new Will.

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More Definitions of Codicil

Codicil means an instrument explaining, altering or adding to a will and which is considered as being part of the will;

Codicil means any document which supplements a will and contains anything which the testator wishes to add to the will or any explanation or revocation of what the will contains;

Codicil means an instrument made in relation to a will, and explaining, altering or adding to its depositions, and shall be deemed to form part of the will;"

Codicil means a supplement or an addition to a will; it may explain, modify, add to, subtract from, qualify, alter, restrain or revoke provisions in an existing will. A codicil does not purport to dispose of the entire estate or to contain the entire will of the testator, nor does it ordinarily expressly or by implication revoke an entire prior will.

Codicil means ((an instrument that is validly executed in the

Codicil means a supplement or an addition to a Will not intended to revoke or supersede such Will in its entirety; a Codicil may explain, modify, add to, subtract from, qualify, alter, restrain, or revoke provisions in an existing Will.

Codicil means an instrument made in relation to a will, and explaining, altering or adding to its dispositions;