Section 45-2-514 - Contracts concerning succession. - New Mexico Statutes

45-2-514. Contracts concerning succession.

A.     A contract to make a will or devise or not to revoke a will or devise or to die intestate, if executed after the effective date of this article, 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.   

B.     The execution of a joint will or of mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.