Mont. Code § 72-2-534

Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 72-2-534 - Contracts concerning succession
(1) A contract to make a will or devise or not to revoke a will or devise or to die intestate, if executed after July 1, 1975, may be established only by:
(a) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;
(b) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or
(c) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.
(2) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.

§ 72-2-534, MCA

En. 91A-2-701 by Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 91A-2-701; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 494, L. 1993; Sec. 72-2-105, MCA 1991; redes. 72-2-534 by Code Commissioner, 1993.