Texas Estates Code

§ 254.004 — CONTRACTS CONCERNING WILLS OR DEVISES; JOINT OR RECIPROCAL WILLS

ES § 254.004Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part F. WILLS · Ch. 254. CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN, AND CONTRACTS RELATING TO, WILLS

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(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.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.