(1) An estate proceeding, including all probate matters, causes and proceedings pertaining thereto, may be transferred at any time from a county court sitting in probate to the circuit court for the county by order of the county court.
(2) An estate proceeding, including all probate matters, causes and proceedings pertaining thereto, commenced in a county court sitting in probate and in which the county judge is a party or directly interested shall be transferred from the county court to the circuit court for the county by order of the county court.
(3) Upon transfer of an estate proceeding from a county court to the circuit court under this section, the county clerk shall certify and cause to be filed in the records of the circuit court all original papers and proceedings pertaining to the estate proceeding, and thereafter jurisdiction of all probate matters, causes and proceedings pertaining to the estate proceeding is vested in the circuit court as if that jurisdiction had been originally and exclusively vested in the circuit court. [1969 c.591 §8]
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