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O.C.G.A. § 53-5-30: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 53 Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
- CHAPTER 5 Probate
- Article 5 Foreign and Out-of-state Wills; Nondomiciliaries
- PART 1 General Provisions
For purposes of this article:
(1) “Domiciliary jurisdiction” is the jurisdiction outside this state in which a nondomiciliary is domiciled at death.
(2) “Foreign will” is the will of a nondomiciliary who dies while domiciled in a jurisdiction that is not a state or territory governed by the Constitution of the United States and who at death owns property located in this state or a cause of action the venue of which lies in this state.
(3) “Nondomiciliary” is a decedent who dies while domiciled in a jurisdiction that is outside this state.
(4) “Out-of-state will” is the will of a nondomiciliary who dies while domiciled in a state or territory that is governed by the Constitution of the United States and who at death owns property located in this state or a cause of action the venue of which lies in this state.
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