My daughter recently got married. How do I change both my wife’s and my wills to show her married last name?
My daughter recently got married. How do I change both my wife’s and my wills to show her married last name?
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In general, you do not have to make any changes. Since her legal identity remains the same, even if she went through a name change, she would still remain as a beneficiary in your documents.
But if you want to make sure that she is still able to receive without too much difficulty or complications, you can draft a codicil where you can state that moving forward your daughter in your will shall also be known under her new name. That document would need to reference your will and be signed, dated, witnessed, and notarized as a will would be.
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My daughter recently got married. How do I change both my wife’s and my wills to show her married last name?
Lexi, Chatbot
Congratulations on your daughter’s recent marriage! Have you and your wife already prepared wills that need to be updated?
Yes.
Lexi, Chatbot
Are you looking to change just the last name in the wills, or are there any other updates you would like to make at this time?
Just the last name.
Lexi, Chatbot
Is there anything else the Family Lawyer should know before I connect you? Rest assured they’ll be able to help with updating the last names in your wills.
No thanks.
Isaac
Thank you for your question. My name is Isaac and I am a licensed attorney.
Are you seeking to change anything other than her last name? Will you be making any fundamental changes to any other terms or conditions in the will?
No other changes.
Isaac
In general, you do not have to make any changes. Since her legal identity remains the same, even if she went through a name change, she would still remain as a beneficiary in your documents.
But if you want to make sure that she is still able to receive without too much difficulty or complications, you can draft a codicil where you can state that moving forward your daughter in your will shall also be known under her new name. That document would need to reference your will and be signed, dated, witnessed, and notarized as a will would be.
How do you construct a codicil?
Isaac
You draft it the same way as you would a will. You can find templates online that you can utilize and fill out for your state, and make sure to sign, date, witness, and notarize as I stated above.
Thank you.
Isaac
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