What is the cost to remove someone from a Will?

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What is the cost to remove someone from a Will?

My brother and I are having and issue with my father’s Will.It includes a sister that was not raised with my brother and I. It was recently discovered that the sister is a half sister with no blood link to my father, though her maiden name is the same as my father. What would the cost we be remove her from my father’s Will? He is still living and we are trying to convince him to do it. He seems to want to leave well enough alone because he doesn’t want to pay a large amount to have her removed but my brother and I feel quite differently. We would like to protect what belongs to us even if it is nothing in the end. We both feel as though she should not have a say or have third of anything.

Asked on September 26, 2018 under Estate Planning, Texas

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

It doesn't have to cost anything, if you don't hire a lawyer to do it: a person can him/herself write a new will, replacing the earlier one; or draft a "codicil" or amendment to the will which changes some previsions (e.g. gives the share that would have gone to a person to someone else). So long as the new will or the codicil/amendment is properly signed and witnessed according to your state's laws for executing a will, it is valid despite not using a lawyer.
It would be a good idea to notarize the will, too--this makes it faster and easier to probate. So you might incur the cost of a notary, but that is small.


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