2018 Georgia 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
§ 53-5-30. Definitions
- 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.