{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-1-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 3B:1-4","heading":"Contractual arrangements relating to death","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, 1978, can 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.  The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a  presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.\nL.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:1-4, eff. May 1, 1982.","path":["TITLE 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0060447396341571b2d7df9b9d7ed5022dd3099e58e3a7d8e1bf0cbf9d61cb91","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-1-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-3b-1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}