Sec. 13.12.514. Contracts concerning succession.

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(a)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 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 not to revoke the will or wills.