(a) Within 30 days of the filing of a foreign will of a nonresident of this state without appointment of an ancillary personal representative, executor, or administrator as provided in the provisions of §41-5-13(b) of this code or within 30 days of the filing of an affidavit concerning the intestacy of a nonresident of this estate without appointment of an ancillary intestate administrator as provided in the provisions of §44-1-4(b) of this code, the clerk of the county commission shall publish, once a week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation within the county of the filing of the foreign will or the affidavit, a notice which is to include:

1. (1) The name and last known address of the decedent;
2. (2) The name and address of the county commission before whom the foreign will or affidavit has been filed and a statement that no appointment or administration is being made pursuant to the provisions of law but that a foreign will or affidavit of heirs of the decedent has been filed with the county commission;
3. (3) The name and address of the party filing the foreign will or affidavit and his or her relationship to the decedent;
4. (4) The date of first publication of the notice;
5. (5) A statement that an interested person objecting to the filing of the foreign will or affidavit or objecting to the absence of appointment or administration being made in this state must be filed with the county commission within 60 days after the date of first publication or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later.

(c) The party filing the foreign will or affidavit shall, not later than 30 days after the date of first publication, serve a copy of the notice, published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, at the last known address by first class mail, postage prepaid or by personal service on the following persons:

1. (1) The decedent’s surviving spouse, if any;
2. (2) If there is a will, the personal representative or personal representatives named therein;
3. (3) If there is a will, all devisees or beneficiaries named therein;
4. (4) The heirs at law of the decedent determined under the laws of this state; and
5. (5) Any known creditors of the decedent residing or located in this state or who may claim a lien or interest against the real estate of the decedent situate in this state.