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45-2-514: Contracts concerning succession.

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  1. Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
  2. ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills

A. A contract to make a will or devise or not to revoke a will or devise or to die intestate, if executed after the effective date of this article, may be established only by:

(1) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;

(2) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or

(3) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.

B. The execution of a joint will or of mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.

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