§ 75-2-514. Contracts concerning succession.  


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  • (1) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after July 1, 1998, may be established only by:
    (a) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;
    (b) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or
    (c) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.
    (2) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.
Enacted by Chapter 39, 1998 General Session