Georgia Code
Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties
§ 15-9-32. Jurisdiction Over Estate of Nonresident With Property or Cause in Several Counties

When a nonresident decedent has property or a cause of action in more than one county, letters of administration may be granted in any county in which such property or cause of action is located. The judge of the probate court who first grants such letters acquires exclusive jurisdiction.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 309; Code 1868, § 369; Code 1873, § 334; Code 1882, § 334; Civil Code 1895, § 4235; Civil Code 1910, § 4793; Code 1933, § 24-1903.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 15 - Courts

Chapter 9 - Probate Courts

Article 2 - Jurisdiction, Power, and Duties

§ 15-9-30. Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Powers and Duties Generally; Copy of Official Code of Georgia Annotated Furnished for Each Judge; Authority of Probate Court Judges

§ 15-9-30.1. Jurisdiction in Cases Involving Removal of Obstructions From Roads

§ 15-9-30.2. Approval of Bonds, Qualification of Officers, and Delivery of Commissions

§ 15-9-30.3. Jurisdiction Over Game and Fish Code Misdemeanor Violations

§ 15-9-30.4. Jurisdiction Over Violations of Code Section 12-3-10 Involving Parks, Historic Sites, and Recreational Areas

§ 15-9-30.5. Jurisdiction Over Certain Violations of “Georgia Boat Safety act.”

§ 15-9-30.6. Jurisdiction Over Certain Drug and Alcohol Offenses

§ 15-9-30.7. Jurisdiction Over Certain Cases Involving Litter

§ 15-9-30.8. Jurisdiction Over Certain Cases Involving Operation of Off-Road Vehicle

§ 15-9-30.9. Jurisdiction Over Certain Animal Control Cases

§ 15-9-31. Authority of Judge of Probate Court to Grant Administration

§ 15-9-32. Jurisdiction Over Estate of Nonresident With Property or Cause in Several Counties

§ 15-9-33. Authority to Administer Oaths

§ 15-9-34. Contempt Powers

§ 15-9-35. Power to Cite Absconding Fiduciaries; Publication of Order; Communication With Appointing Court in Another State

§ 15-9-36. Judges of Probate Courts as Clerks Thereof; Chief Clerk; Powers of Clerks; Uncontested Matters; Oaths

§ 15-9-37. Duties of Clerks or Probate Judges Acting as Clerks; Storage of Records for Retrieval From Automated or Computerized Record-Keeping Method or System; Installation and Use of Photostatic Equipment or Other Photographic Equipment for Recordi...

§ 15-9-38. Filing of Wills; Confidentiality of Files; Public Docket

§ 15-9-39. Docket of Applications and Cases

§ 15-9-40. Filing and Recording of Proceedings

§ 15-9-41. Minutes of Proceedings

§ 15-9-42. Docket of Fiduciaries; Storage of Records for Retrieval From Automated or Computerized Record-Keeping Method or System

§ 15-9-43. Preservation of Newspapers

§ 15-9-46. Validity of Photostatic Records

§ 15-9-47. Default Judgments; Governing Provisions