Me. Stat. tit. 18-C § 2-513

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684

Section 2-513 - Contracts concerning succession

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, 2019, can be established only by: [2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §2(AMD).]

1.Material provisions. Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract;

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]

2.Express reference, extrinsic evidence. An express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract; or

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]

3.Writing evidencing the contract. A writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract.

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]

The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]

18-C M.R.S. § 2-513

Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-2, eff. 6/20/2019.

Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.