History of Codicil on a Will in Florida

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10/22/2011
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History of Codicil on a Will in Florida

If you're in a situation in which you need to add or delete someone from your will, you could have a new will drafted or pursue a codicil on a will in Florida. Your first step is to speak to an estate planning attorneys in Fort Myers, Florida, who can provide input on the risks involved with a codicil.

If you're unfamiliar with a codicil, you should know that's it's an amendment to your last will and testament. It amends sections of your will without the necessity of drafting a new will. It could be a few pages, a couple of paragraphs, several sentences or just one word.

Long before the computer era, documents such as wills were handwritten. While attorneys created the documents, scriveners did the actual writing. Since wills were quite lengthy, it made no sense to rewrite a 20-page document just to incorporate minor changes. Thus the codicil came about.

Eventually typewriters were widespread, but they had no memory, so a codicil was still a better option than retyping a 20-page document. Today, wills can easily be saved on computers and recreated, with no need for a codicil.

To get a better understanding of a codicil on a will in Florida vs. a new will, you should speak with estate planning attorneys in Fort Meyers, Florida.

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