KRS 394.540: Contract to make a will, not to revoke a will or to die intestate.
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- KRS Chapter 394
(1) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise or to die
intestate, if executed after June 16, 1972, can 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 gives rise to no presumption of a
contract not to revoke the will or wills.
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