The court of appeals noted that a codicil must contain “a sufficient reference to a prior will” and that, if it does so, it “operates as a republication of the will in so far as it is not altered or revoked by the codicil; the will and codicil are then to be regarded as one instrument speaking from the date of the ...

Can a codicil republish an invalid will?

In addition to modifying the will, a codicil may perform other functions: it may republish a prior valid will; it may incorporate by reference and thus validate a prior invalid will; or. it may revive a previously revoked will that is still in existence.

Does a codicil revoke a will?

A codicil is a legal document that changes specific provisions of a last will and testament but leaves all the other provisions the same. You can modify, update, or even completely revoke your last will and testament at any time, as long as you're mentally competent.