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How much does it cost to have a codicil drawn up vs. just changing the entire will. I just have to change the name of the one beneficiary.

Asked on Mar 19th, 2021 on Family Law - Texas
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I'm divorced now and just want to change the beneficiary's name from my exhusband to my son.
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International Mediation Attorney serving Plano, TX
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It depends upon your current Will. How and when it was drafted. Wills can be simple or extremely complicated. However, in Texas, if you had a Will drafted and were subsequently divorced, then your former spouse will be treated as if they pre-deceased you.    Texas Estates Code: Sec. 123.002. TREATMENT OF DECEDENT'S FORMER SPOUSE. A person is not a surviving spouse of a decedent if the person's marriage to the decedent has been dissolved by divorce, annulment, or a declaration that the marriage is void, unless: (1) as the result of a subsequent marriage, the person is married to the decedent at the time of death; and (2) the subsequent marriage is not declared void under Subchapter C.
Answered on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 8:44 AM

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