§560:2-514 Contracts concerning succession. A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after January 1, 1997, may 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 evidencing the contract and signed by the party alleged to have breached 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. [L 1996, c 288, pt of §1; am L 2023, c 158, §25] Revision Note 'January 1, 1997' substituted for 'the effective date of this article'.
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