Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Re a codicil to a last will and testament in California:

Must it be attested to by two people or notarized?

Or either?

Thanks.


Asked on 1/08/10, 9:35 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jonathan Reich De Castro, West, Chodorow, Glickfeld & Nass, Inc.

Unless it is a holographic codicil (i.e. entirely in the handwriting of the testator) it must be executed in just the same fashion as a will, with witnesses.

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Answered on 1/13/10, 9:47 am
Michele Cusack Pollak & Cusack

Right. Just to clarify- two witness, no notary needed.

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Answered on 1/13/10, 10:03 am


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