The fact that a decedent's will is probated in the state in which he or she was domiciled.

• A. Small estate probate
• B. Foreign executor
• C. Attestation clause
• D. Domiciliary probate

Answer: (D)

Domiciliary probate is the process of probating a decedent’s will in the state where the person was domiciled. The domicile state has jurisdiction to administer the estate and apply that state’s laws to the will and asset distribution. This primary probate handles the executor’s authority and the overall plan for settling debts and distributing property. If the decedent owned assets in other states, those assets may require ancillary probates, but the main proceeding occurs in the domicile state. The other terms aren’t about where the will is probated: small estate probate refers to a simplified path for small estates, an attestation clause relates to witness signatures, and a foreign executor pertains to cross-state executor issues, not the primary probate location.