New Jersey Statutes
§ 3B:1-4 — Contractual arrangements relating to death
New Jersey·Title 3B ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--DECEDENTS AND OTHERS
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, 1978, 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. L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:1-4, eff. May 1, 1982.
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§ 3B:1-1
Definitions A to H.§ 3B:1-2
Definitions I to Z.§ 3B:1-8
Application of title to wills§ 3B:1-8.1
Applicability of act.§ 3B:1-9
Effect of fraud and evasion§ 3B:10-1
Grant of letters of administration§ 3B:10-10
Executor de son tort§ 3B:10-12
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