Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

Codicil to change name of alternate executor

May I simply change the name in the Will and Living Will and add

my initials?


Asked on 11/01/06, 6:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Nancy Fioritto Patete Nancy Fioritto Patete, Esq.

Re: Codicil to change name of alternate executor

No. Changes to a will, like what you are describing, require a codicil. A codicil can be considered an addendum to the will and requires signatures and witnesses in the same way that a will does.

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Answered on 11/02/06, 8:38 am


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