Language for a codicil (for modifying a will you already have)
Do you already have a will? You can modify your will and direct a gift to The Maryland Zoo in
Baltimore using a simple codicil.
Sample Codicil (Will Modification):
[date]
I, [name], a resident of [city], or County of [county], State of [state], declare that this is
the codicil to my last will and testament, which is dated [date the original will was
signed].
I add or change said last will in the following manner:
[List with particularity all changes to the will. Reference each section number of the will
and the specific language you will be affecting. This is where you can include a bequest
to The Maryland Zoo. See the suggested bequest language above.]
Otherwise, I hereby confirm and republish my will dated, [date the original will was
signed], in all respects other than those herein mentioned.
I subscribe my name to this codicil this [day, e.g. 1st] day of [month], [year], at [full
address where signed], in the presence of [full name of first witness to codicil] and [full
name of second witness to codicil], attesting witnesses, who subscribe their names here
in my presence.
___________________________________
Maker
Attestation:
On the date last above written, [your name], known by us to be the person whose
signature appears at the end of this codicil, declared to us, [full name of first witness to