Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.155

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 474.155 - Contract to make will or devise, revoke or not revoke will or devise, or to die intestate, how established

A contract to make a will or devise, to revoke or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after January 1, 1981, 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.

§ 474.155, RSMo

L. 1980 S.B. 637
Effective 1/1/1981