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I need to add a new alternate personal representative to a will. What is required in Oregon to modify the will with the new name(s).
Asked on June 10, 2009 under Estate Planning, Oregon
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
There are two ways to change or "modify" a will. One is by to add or supplement it in a document known as a "codicil." A codicil can revoke part of a will or add a provision, such as a new personal representative you want. Codicils are a throw back to a era that did not have the ability to printout a new will at the touch of a button, like today's computers and word processors. Codicils can create problems and they must be dated, signed, and witnessed just like a will, so it may be better just to do a new will. In the new will you revoke - cancel or take back - your old one by including a simple statement that says "I revoke all wills and codicils that I have previously made." Also make sure that you destroy all copies of your old will.
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