Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

I have a will, and some of the parts are no longer the way I want my estate to be disbursed.

Can I just re-type the will using the same legal terms, while changing the names of who gets what.

EX: OLD WILL: My auto goes to my son.

NEW WILL: My auto goes to my daughter

I would then sign it in front of two witnesses, and a notary public.

That would be legal and binding wouldn't it?

Thanks......................Bob Cushing


Asked on 2/25/10, 4:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Fioritto Patete Nancy Fioritto Patete, Esq.

A change or codicil to a will in Ohio now only requires the document to be signed in the presence of three witnesses. You can indicate the document as a change or codicial, have it witnessed and attached it to the original. You might want to say in the codicil what you are changing it from. That makes things clearer.

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Answered on 3/02/10, 5:24 pm


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