Tennessee Statutes
§ 32-3-107 — Contracts to make or revoke wills
Tennessee·Title 32
(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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Legislative History
Acts 1977, ch. 88, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 745, § 1; T.C.A., § 32-308.
Nearby Sections
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§ 32-1-101
Chapter definitions§ 32-1-102
Persons qualified to make a will§ 32-1-103
Witnesses - Who may act§ 32-1-105
Holographic will§ 32-1-106
Nuncupative will§ 32-1-107
Foreign execution§ 32-1-112
Deposit of will with probate court§ 32-1-201
Actions effecting a revocation of will§ 32-1-202
Revocation by divorce or annulment