Tennessee § 32-3-107 Contracts to make or revoke wills

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§ 32-3-107 — Contracts to make or revoke wills

Tennessee § 32-3-107

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-3-107 (2026).

Text

(a)A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate 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.

(b)The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract to make a will, or to refrain from revoking a will.

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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 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. (b) The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract to make a will, or to refrain from revoking a will.