Contracts to make or revoke wills

Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-3-107, under Construction, Operation and Effect.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 32-3-107

(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.

(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.