Alabama § 43-8-250 Contracts Concerning Succession, Etc.; No Presumption of Nonrevocation from Joint or Mutual Wills

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-8-250 — Contracts Concerning Succession, Etc.; No Presumption of Nonrevocation from Joint or Mutual Wills

Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 8 Probate Code·Art. 9 Miscellaneous Provisions

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, 1983, 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.

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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 January 1, 1983, 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.

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