What does my dad have to do to legally change executor of his Will?
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What does my dad have to do to legally change executor of his Will?
My father made a Will years ago before he was sick. He has been diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago. He is at the point where he wants to look at all his previous decisions and is voicing that he wants to appoint a new executor of his Will. What are his options? He was given an advanced directives packet by his attending physicians and social worker at the hospital. Basically, he
wants to know if he fills these out with his current choices and signs it in the
presence of 2 witnesses will this be enough to have his current choices
honored?
Asked on July 19, 2018 under Estate Planning, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
He needs to either create a new will, which states that it replaces all prior wills, and which names the new executor (he can keep everything else the same), or an addendum or codicil to the current will which states that he is changing the designation of executor. The codicil can be very short, since all it is doing is making that one change, and is attached to the will. Either option--will or codicil--needs to be signed in front of two witnesses and should also be notarized.
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