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Can a executor or a trustee sign a codicil in a will?

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No. A codicil is an "amendment" to a Will. As such, it must be signed by the testator (maker of the Will) with the same formality as the Will was signed.

An executor does not assume his/her/its power until the death of the testator; until then, the executor has no power. After death, the Will cannot be changed.

A trustee may be appointed in a Will to act in some administrative capacity with respect to the property of a testator. Alternatively, a trustee may be appointed by a trust document executed by another person during that person's life. If so done, the trustee is charged with carrying out the terms of the trust, and has no greater powers than granted by the trust.

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