§560:2-514 - Contracts concerning succession. - Hawaii Statutes

     §560:2-514  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 January 1, 1997, may 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.

     The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills. [L 1996, c 288, pt of §1]

 

Revision Note

 

  "January 1, 1997" substituted for "the effective date of this article".