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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-5-30. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 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.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-5-30, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.