{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-394.540","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 394.540","heading":"Contract to make a will, not to revoke a will or to die intestate.","body":"(1) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise or to die\nintestate, if executed after June 16, 1972, can be established only by:\n(a) Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;\n(b) An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the\nterms of the contract; or\n(c) A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.\n(2) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills gives rise to no presumption of a\ncontract not to revoke the will or wills.","path":["KRS Chapter 394"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36297","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:26Z","sha256":"8afcee99d070e90c579807dcda8f61cc35d72ed2bff3e40574dec0bebaeb8ad7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-394.530","next":"us-ky/krs-394.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}