GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 53. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES |
Chapter 5. PROBATE |
Article 5. FOREIGN AND OUT-OF-STATE WILLS; NONDOMICILIARIES |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Section 53-5-30. Definitions
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- 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.
Code 1981, § 53-5-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.