Georgia § 53-5-1 - Jurisdiction and domicile.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-5-1 — Jurisdiction and domicile., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-5-1. Jurisdiction and domicile.
The probate court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the probate of wills. The county of domicile of the testator at death shall give jurisdiction to the probate court of that county. The domicile of a testator who was in the care of a nursing home or other similar facility at the time of death shall be presumed to be the county in which the testator was domiciled immediately before entering the nursing home or other facility; provided, however, this presumption may be rebutted. If it is determined by the probate court that the testator considered or, in the absence of an impairment of mental faculties, the testator would have considered the county in which the facility is located to be the testator's domicile, then for purposes of this Code section that county shall be considered the testator's county of domicile. (Code 1981, § 53-5-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.) Cross references. - Probate courts generally, T. 15, C. 9. Jurisdiction of judge of probate court to grant administration on estates, § 15-9-31 .
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Section 53-5-1 ("Jurisdiction and domicile.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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