{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-513","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-513","heading":"Contracts concerning succession","body":"A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after September 1, 2019, can be established only by:\n1.  Material provisions.  Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;\n2.  Express reference, extrinsic evidence.  An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or\n3.  Writing evidencing the contract.  A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.\nThe execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 5: WILLS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-513.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3ed4b7fd268eb326e7ea7843f9b67fc2c5fc2e976eb3fb1994bfd855ae8a8ab3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-512","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-514"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}