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.