CONTRACTS CONCERNING WILLS OR DEVISES; JOINT OR RECIPROCAL WILLS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in the Estate of Jack C. Gilbert, Jr. (2017)
Most recently applied in in the Estate of Jack C. Gilbert, Jr. (February 2017)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
(a) A contract executed or entered into on or after September 1, 1979, to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, may be established only by:
(1) a written agreement that is binding and enforceable; or
(2) a will stating:
(A) that a contract exists; and
(B) the material provisions of the contract.
(b) The execution of a joint will or reciprocal wills does not constitute by itself sufficient evidence of the existence of a contract.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.