Georgia § 53-5-30 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-5-30 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-5-30. Definitions.
For purposes of this article: "Domiciliary jurisdiction" is the jurisdiction outside this state in which a nondomiciliary is domiciled at death. "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. "Nondomiciliary" is a decedent who dies while domiciled in a jurisdiction that is outside this state. "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.)
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