here are two basic choices, and professional assistance is in order for both:
(1) You can prepare and properly execute a new Will that revokes the earlier Will, or
(2) You can prepare and properly execute a Codicil to the Will. (A Codicil is a separate document that adds to and/or replaces one or more provisions in an existing Will.
The approach that makes sense depends on the specific facts and circumstances. For example, there are sometimes tax provisions that grant a preference to provisions in old Wills, but not new Wills. Or there may be a possible question about your mental competence. In such a case a Codicil would generally make sense.
While Codicils were often used in the past, now lawyers use word processing programs which are able to quickly integrate any changes you want to make -- even minor revisions -- into a new Will that is up to date. The fee for such revisions is typically very modest, and the lawyer can suggest other possible revisions to take account of new statutes, tax regulations and changes in circumstances that you may have overlooked.
MAJOR WARNING. NEVER TRY TO MAKE CHANGES IN A WILL ON YOUR OWN! Writing in the margins, crossing out words, lines, or sections of the original Will invites confusion, potential ambiguity, and likely nasty and protracted Will contests.
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