Wills shall be proved before, and admitted to record by, the District Court of the testator‘s residence (if such residence was on a United States Army post, military reservation or fort, it may be proved and admitted to record in the District Court of any county adjacent thereto); if he had no known place of residence in this state, and land is devised, then in the county where the land or part thereof lies; if no land is devised, then in the county where he died, or where his estate or part thereof is, or where there is a debt or demand owing to him.
Effective: January 2, 1978

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 394.140

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 356, effective January
2, 1978. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4849.