§ 53-3-10 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Probate of will in common form -- Procedure for probate when testator dies in county other than that of residence - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 53-3-10 (2010)
53-3-10. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Probate of will in common form -- Procedure for probate when testator dies in county other than that of residence

(a) If a testator dies outside the county of his residence and the witnesses to his will reside in the county in which he died, the judge of the probate court of such county may receive the probate in common form of the will and transmit it, certified under his seal of office, together with the original will, to the judge of the probate court of the county of the testator's residence.

(b) Such certified probate shall authorize the court of the county of the testator's residence to grant probate and admit the will to record in common form and to grant letters testamentary or of administration thereon; provided, however, that no caveat shall have been filed to the probate and record.