Changing Legal Documents Requires Specific Formalities
Dear Mr. Premack: My wife just had her name changed in Tarrant County. We both have living wills with medical attachments, etc. Can we change our wills with just a simple codicil executed by ourselves and a notary present. Thank You. – PN You mention several legal documents: living wills, medical attachments, wills and codicils. Let’s talk first about what those are, because there is room for confusion. “Living wills” do not legally exist in Texas anymore. The phrase was used