{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-32-3-107","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-3-107","heading":"Contracts to make or revoke wills","body":"(a) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate 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. (b) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract to make a will, or to refrain from revoking a will. Acts 1977, ch. 88, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 745, § 1; T.C.A., § 32-308.\n(a) A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate 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.\n(1) Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;\n(2) An express reference in a will 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) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract to make a will, or to refrain from revoking a will.","path":["TN Code","Title 32","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"3892f690f409dba84362aee9a70e88a23d66ea8f449f385e828a6baf529b3104","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-32-3-106","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-32-3-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}