Codicil (amendment to a will)

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A codicil formally amends one or more specific provisions of an existing will — a beneficiary, an executor, a specific gift — while leaving the rest of the will intact. For substantial changes, redoing the whole will is often cleaner; a codicil suits smaller, targeted updates.

Good fit for

+A small, specific change to an existing will — e.g. swapping an executor or updating one bequest
+Avoiding a full will rewrite when only one detail has changed

Not ideal for

−Substantial changes touching many provisions — redoing the whole will is usually clearer and less error-prone
−Situations with no existing will to amend — start with the last will and testament instead

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