DOCUMENT TITLE: First Codicil to Last Will and Testament of Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
SUBJECT: Codicil to the 10 May 1982 Will; reaffirmation of disinheritance of L. Ron Hubbard Jr., a.k.a. Nibs Hubbard, a.k.a. Ronald DeWolf; addition of directions for cremation.
PARTIES: Purportedly, L. Ron Hubbard; Sherman Lenske (drafted the Codicil according to his testimony); Patrick D. Broeker and Anne M. Broeker, witnesses to signing
BACKGROUND AND NOTES
Purportedly executed on 14 November 1983 by the missing L. Ron Hubbard, one of the most unusual things about this document is its timing. In June of 1983 Ronald DeWolf's attempt to gain receivership over L. Ron Hubbard's property and estate had been thrown out of court. Why did "Hubbard" feel the need five months later to merely reaffirm a disinheritance that had already been spelled out clearly in the 10 May 1982 Will to begin with?
The subject of the newly-added paragraph ELEVENTH, the order for immediate cremation without autopsy, has taken on a sinister cast in light of widespread speculation--and with good cause--that L. Ron Hubbard had long been dead at the time of this "Codicil" and of his announced "death" on 24 January 1986.
FIRST CODICIL
TO
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
LAFAYETTE RONALD HUBBARD
I, LAFAYETTE RONALD HUBBARD, also known as L. RON HUBBARD, hereby publish and declare this to be the First Codicil to my Last Will and Testament ("Will"), which was made, published and declared by me on May 10, 1982. I am of sound and disposing mind and memory and am not acting under duress, menace, fraud or the undue influence of any person.
FIRST: I confirm that I have knowingly failed to provide in my WIll for my son L. RON HUBBARD, Jr., also known as NIBS HUBBARD, also known as RONALD DEWOLF, it being my intention to disinherit my son and his issue.
SECOND: I hereby add new Paragraph ELEVENTH to my Will:
"ELEVENTH: I hereby direct that my body be cremated and the ashes be buried at sea. I direct that my personal representative take all steps necessary to carry out the foregoing as soon as possible following my death. Under no circumstances shall my body lie in state or be subjected to an autopsy."
THIRD: In all other respects I confirm and republish my Will, dated May 10, 1982.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of Nov. 1983.
[SIGNATURE]
LAFAYETTE RONALD HUBBARD
The foregoing instrument, consisting of three (3) pages, including the page signed by the Testator, being page two (2) and including the page signed by the witnesses being page ten (10), was on the date hereof signed by the said LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD, subscribed, published and declared to be the First Codicil to his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who, at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, sign the name as witnesses thereto. Each of us observed the signing of this First Codicil by LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD and by each other subscribing witnesses and knows that each signature is the true signature of the person whose name was signed.
Each of us now is more than twenty-one (21) years of age and a competent witness and resides at the address set forth after such witness' name.
We are acquainted with LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD. At this time, he is over the age of eighteen (18) years, and to the best of our knowledge he is of sound mind and is not acting under duress, menace, fraud, misrepresentation, or undue influence.
We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on 14th November, 1983.
[SIGNATURE]
Patrick D. Broeker
[SIGNATURE]
Anne M. Broeker
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