18-C M.R.S. § 2-513
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18-C §2-513. Contracts concerning succession
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A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after September 1, 2019, can be established only by: [PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §2 (AMD).]
1. Material provisions. Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Express reference, extrinsic evidence. An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3. Writing evidencing the contract. A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
1. Material provisions. Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Express reference, extrinsic evidence. An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3. Writing evidencing the contract. A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
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