South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-2-701 — Contracts concerning succession.
A contract to make a will or devise, or to revoke a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after the effective date of this act, can be established only by (1) provisions of a will of the decedent stating material provisions of the contract;
(2)an express reference in a will of the decedent to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or (3) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of 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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Related
In Re Estate of Cumbee
511 S.E.2d 390 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1999)
Wright v. Trask
495 S.E.2d 222 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1997)
Carmichael v. Heggie
506 S.E.2d 308 (Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 1998)
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1990 Act No. 521, SECTION 28; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Part 8 General Provisions
Nearby Sections
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§ 62-1-100
Effective date.§ 62-1-101
Short title.§ 62-1-102
Purposes; rules of construction.§ 62-1-104
Severability.§ 62-1-105
Construction against implied repeal.§ 62-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 62-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 62-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 62-1-111
Authority to award costs and expenses.§ 62-1-112
Inherent power of court.§ 62-1-201
General definitions.§ 62-1-301
Territorial application.