Definitions

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates
  4. Probate
  5. Foreign and Out-of-State Wills; Nondomiciliaries
  6. General Provisions
  7. 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.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Wills, § 741.

C.J.S.

- 95 C.J.S., Wills, § 515.


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