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§ 2701. Contracts concerning succession

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 27. Contractual Arrangements Relating to Succession
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701
§ 2701. Contracts concerning succession
(a) Establishment of contract.--A contract to die intestate or to make or not to revoke a will or testamentary provision or an obligation dischargeable only at or after death can be established in support of a claim against the estate of a decedent 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.
(b) Joint will or mutual wills.--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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1992, Dec. 16, P.L. 1163, No. 152, § 6, imd. effective.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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