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This California Codicil to Will is made by [Your Name], presently residing at [Your Address], who declares that this document amends and reconfirms the Last Will and Testament originally executed on [Original Date of Will].

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I. Declaration

I, [Your Name], being of sound mind and body, declare this Codicil to be an amendment to my existing Will, and I hereby express my desire to amend my Last Will and Testament as described herein. I reaffirm the remaining provisions of my Will not amended by this document.

II. Amendments

The following sections outline the specific changes made to my original Will:

A. Updating Beneficiaries

• Beneficiary Designation Change: I hereby remove [Name of Removed Beneficiary] as a beneficiary and designate [Name of New Beneficiary], residing at [Address of New Beneficiary], to receive [Specify Bequest or Share].

B. Changes in Asset Distribution

• New Asset Inclusion: I hereby include my newly acquired property located at [Address/Description of New Property] to be distributed to [Name of Beneficiary] under the terms specified in this Codicil.

C. Appointment of Executors or Guardians

• Executor Change: I appoint [Name of New Executor], residing at [Address of New Executor], as the executor of my Will, replacing [Name of Previous Executor].

• Guardian Change: I appoint [Name of New Guardian], residing at [Address of New Guardian], as the guardian of my minor children, replacing [Name of Previous Guardian].

D. Clarifications or Corrections

• Clarification Detail: I clarify the distribution of my personal effects as to specifically include my [Specific Item] to be given to [Name of Beneficiary], which was previously unspecified.

E. Adding Additional Instructions

• Additional Instruction: I direct that upon my passing, a donation in the amount of [Specified Amount] shall be made to [Name of Charity], located at [Address of Charity].

III. Legal Confirmation

I, [Your Name], sign my name to this Codicil on this day, [Date of Execution], at [Location of Execution]. I am fully aware of the contents of this document, having written it freely and without any coercion.

IV. Witness Acknowledgment

This Codicil was signed by [Your Name], in our presence, and we, in the presence of [Your Name], and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

Witness 1

Name: [Witness Name 1]

Address: [Witness Address 1]

Witness 2

Name: [Witness Name 2]

Address: [Witness Address 2]

V. Notarization

VII. Notarization

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by [Your Name], the Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by [Witness Name 1] and [Witness Name 2], witnesses, this [Date].

Notary Public Name: [Notary's Name]

Commission Expires: [Expiration Date]

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