Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B § 2-514

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 190B:2-514 - Contracts concerning succession

A contract to make or not to make a will or devise, or to revoke or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after the effective date of this article, may be established only by (i) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract, (ii) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract, or (iii) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing 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.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-514

Added by Acts 2008, c. 521,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2011.