{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-514","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-514","heading":"Contracts concerning succession","body":"Section 2–514. [Contracts Concerning Succession.]\nA contract to make or not to make a will or devise, or to revoke 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 (i) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract, (ii) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract, or (iii) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract. The execution of a joint will or mutual wills shall not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section2-514","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:28Z","sha256":"6be21a7210751d95747eb49da4cbf46c8d2668f1adec030d1e2b84a18de098b3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-513","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-2-515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}