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title: O.C.G.A. § 53-5-36. Jurisdiction.
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# O.C.G.A. § 53-5-36. Jurisdiction.

The probate court of any county in this state in which is located any property owned by the decedent or any cause of action of which the decedent was possessed at death the venue of which lies in this state shall have original or ancillary jurisdiction of a foreign or out-of-state will.

## History

Code 1981, § 53-5-36, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.