{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2701","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 2701","heading":"Contracts concerning succession.","body":"(a) Establishment of contract.--A contract to die intestate or to make or not to revoke a will or testamentary provision or an obligation dischargeable only at or after death can be established in support of a claim against the estate of a decedent only by:\n(1) provisions of a will of the decedent stating material provisions of the contract;\n(2) an express reference in a will of the decedent to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or\n(3) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.\n(b) Joint will or mutual wills.--The 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 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 27 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO SUCCESSION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=27\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"71fdbeb8c243d03cf42b49c1420aef960bf3b67ecbff202e69714eda0bb354dd","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2521","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-2801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}