{"id":296,"date":"2010-08-13T09:46:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T09:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/address-change-last-will\/"},"modified":"2015-01-08T01:11:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T01:11:22","slug":"address-change-last-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/address-change-last-will","title":{"rendered":"If I Move Should I Change the Address in My Existing Last Will and Testament?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Changes made to an existing Last Will and Testament document should be witnessed and notarized to ensure the validity of the changes to the Executor and Beneficiaries, who will review the document after the death of the Will&#8217;s maker.<\/p>\n<p>Since the process for changing an existing Will requires these witness and notary steps, creating a new Will is often a better strategy for making updates to the content of a Will document. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Information like an address change should be revised as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>To easily and affordably create a brand new Will with completely correct information, see <a title=\"Standard Legal's Last Will and Testament legal forms software\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.standardlegal.com\/product\/last-will-testament-legal-forms-software\/\">Standard Legal&#8217;s Last Will and Testament legal forms software page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes made to an existing Last Will and Testament document should be witnessed and notarized to ensure the validity of the changes to the Executor and Beneficiaries, who will review the document after the death of the Will&#8217;s maker. 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