Guam Code — 15
Browse 651 sections in division 15 of the Guam code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 103. Disposition of Community Property by Will.
- § 105. Denial of Probate and Voiding of Revocation Due to Duress, Menace, Fraud or Undue
- § 107. Validity of Conjoint or Mutual Will; Revocation of Same.
- § 109. Validity of Conditional Will.
- § 111. Codicil as Republication of Will.
- § 113. Validity of Foreign Wills; Special Provisions for Wills Made in the Trust Territory of the
- § 115. Persons and Entities to Whom Disposition May be Made by Will.
- § 117. Time of Making and Vesting of Testamentary Dispositions.
- § 119. Plural Devisees or Legatees Take as Owners in Common.
- § 121. No Person Convicted of Testator’s Murder or Manslaughter to be Devisee or Legatee;
- § 203. When Devises, Bequests and Legacies to Subscribing
- § 205. Competency of Creditors to Be Witnesses to Wills.
- § 207. Requirements for Holographic Wills; Matters Which May Be
- § 209. Wills May Be in Any Language.
- § 303. Disposition of Deposited Wills.
- § 305. Duty of Presiding Judge on Receipt of Deposited Will.
- § 403. Divorce After Making Will: Will Revoked as to Former
- § 405. Marriage After Making Will: Will Revoked as to Issue of
- § 407. Effect of Instrument Altering Interest in Property Which was
- § 409. Effect of Contract for Sale or Transfer of Property Which was
- § 411. Effect of Charge or Encumbrance on Property Which was
- § 413. Methods of Formal Revocation of Written Will.
- § 415. Effect of Revocation of Subsequent Will.
- § 417. Effect of Revocation of Duplicate Will.
- § 419. Revocation of Will Revokes its Codicils.
- § 503. Sources and Apportionment of Share of Omitted Children
- § 505. When Death of Devisee or Legatee Causes Lapse; When Not.
- § 603. Several Testamentary Instruments to be Construed as One;
- § 605. Every Expression Given Some Effect; Preference for Avoiding
- § 607. Explanation of Ambiguities and Doubts; Wills to be
- § 609. Clear Devises or Bequests Not Affected by Reasons Set Forth,
- § 611. Correction of Mistakes and Omissions; Use of Extrinsic
- § 613. Words of Will to be Taken in Ordinary and Grammatical
- § 615. Word “Heirs” or Other Words of Inheritance Not Necessary
- § 617. Effect of Disposition to “Heirs,” etc.; Distinction Between
- § 619. Rule of Worthier Title Abolished; Construction of Devise or
- § 621. Effect of Devise of Land.
- § 623. When After-Acquired Interests are Passed by Devise of Land;
- § 625. Construction of References to Death or Survivorship.
- § 627. Scope of Disposition to a Class; When Afterborn Child Takes.
- § 629. Effect of Provision Directing Conversion of Real Property.
- § 631. What is Included in Devise or Bequest of All Real or Personal
- § 633. Effect of Disposition of Residue.
- § 635. Death of Devisee of Limited Interest; Effect Upon Persons in
- § 637. Conditional Disposition Defined.
- § 639. Condition Precedent: Definition; Construction; Operation.
- § 641. Condition Subsequent: Definition; Operation.
- § 643. Bequest of Interest or Income Accrues From Time of Death.
- § 645. Legacies: Distinctions, Definitions and Designations.
- § 647. Unpaid Legacies to Bear Interest; Commencement of
- § 649. Distribution of Net Income From Property Sold During
- § 649. Addition of such a Section is, however, necessary to clarify the distribution
- § 647. , supra] and the addition of Probate Code § 162.5 [which reads similarly
- § 703. Effect on Prior Wills.
- § 705. Uniform Construction.
- § 707. Short Title.
- § 709. Designation of Trustee as Primary or Contingent Beneficiary,
- § 711. Necessity of Provisions in Will Creating Trust or Making Valid
- § 713. Payability or Transferability of Benefits or Rights Directly to
- § 717. Jurisdiction of Court Before or After Payment or Transfer of
- § 723. Absence of Qualified Trustee to Claim Rights or Benefits;
- § 709. Designation of Trustee as Primary or Contingent Beneficiary,
- § 711. Necessity of Provisions in Will Creating Trust or Making
- § 713. Payability or Transferability of Benefits or Rights Directly to
- § 715. Liability of Rights and Benefits to Debts of Designator.
- § 717. Jurisdiction of Court Before or After Payment or Transfer of
- § 719. Applicability of Article 1 of Chapter 33 to Trust.
- § 721. Appeal from Order.
- § 723. Absence of Qualified Trustee to Claim Rights or Benefits;
- § 725. Effect of Article on Trusts Not Made Pursuant to Article.
- § 727. Authorization; Securities, Money, Life or Endowment Policies
- § 729. Bequest to Custodian; Applicability of Uniform Gifts to Minors
- § 731. Designation of Adult Person or Trust Company as Custodian;
- § 733. Bequest Not In Compliance With Sections 727, 729, 731, or to
- § 737. Designation by Testator; Successor or Alternate Custodians;
- § 739. Appointment to Vacancy in Custodianship Prior to Full
- § 741. Custodian and Beneficiary as Legatees for Purpose of Receiving
- § 727. Authorization; Securities, Money, Life or Endowment Policies
- § 729. Bequest to Custodian; Applicability of Uniform Gifts to
- § 731. Designation of Adult Person or Trust Company as Custodian;
- § 733. Bequest Not in Compliance With Sections 727, 729, 731, or to
- § 735. Distribution by Personal Representative.
- § 737. Designation by Testator; Successor or Alternate Custodians;
- § 739. Appointment to Vacancy in Custodianship Prior to Full
- § 741. Custodian and Beneficiary as Legatees for Purpose of
- § 743. Jurisdiction of Court.
- § 745. Non-Exclusiveness of Article.
- § 751. Infant, Incompetent, or Decedent; Disclaimer by Guardian or
- § 753. Effectiveness of Disclaimer; Knowledge of Disclaimant;
- § 761. Restriction on Making Disclaimer; Acceptance by Beneficiary;
- § 763. Right to Disclaim Not Affected by Spendthrift or Other
- § 767. Savings Clause.
- § 747. Definitions.
- § 749. Beneficiary; Contents of Disclaimer.
- § 751. Infant, Incompetent, or Decedent; Disclaimer by Guardian or
- § 753. Effectiveness of Disclaimer; Knowledge of Disclaimant;
- § 755. Filing of Disclaimers; Place; Disclaimers Affecting Realty.
- § 757. Binding Effect on Beneficiaries and Claimants; Waiver.
- § 759. Effect of Interest Disclaimed.
- § 761. Restriction on Making Disclaimer; Acceptance by
- § 763. Right to Disclaim Not Affected by Spendthrift or Other
- § 765. Operative Effect of Article.
- § 767. Savings Clause.
- § 803. Succession Defined.
- § 805. Right of Representation Defined; When Posthumous Child is
- § 807. Establishment and Determination of Degree of Kindred.
- § 809. Lineal Consanguinity Defined.
- § 811. Collateral Consanguinity Defined.
- § 813. When Half-Blood Kindred Inherit Equally; When Not.
- § 815. When Rights of Succession Are Dependent on Parent-Child
- § 817. Inheritance Rights of Adopted Children; Restriction.
- § 819. Guam Slayer’s Statute.
- § 821. Effect of Devise Upon Bona Fide Purchaser or Encumbrancer
- § 853. Registration in Beneficiary Form; Sole or Joint Tenancy
- § 857. Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form.
- § 851. Short Title: Rules of Construction.
- § 852. Definitions.
- § 853. Registration in Beneficiary Form; Sole or Joint Tenancy
- § 854. Registration in Beneficiary Form; Applicable Law.
- § 855. Origination of Registration in Beneficiary Form.
- § 856. Form of Registration in Beneficiary Form.
- § 857. Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form.
- § 858. Ownership on Death of Owner.
- § 859. Protection of Registering Entity.
- § 860. Nontestamentary Transfer on Death.
- § 861. Rights of Creditor on Registration.
- § 862. Terms, Conditions and Forms for Registration.
- § 863. Notice of Effect of Registration.
- § 903. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse and
- § 905. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Issue But No Surviving
- § 907. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No
- § 909. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No
- § 911. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Neither Surviving
- § 913. Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Neither Surviving
- § 915. Distribution of Estate of Minor Unmarried Decedent.
- § 917. Distribution of Community Property Acquired From
- § 919. Distribution of Former Separate Property of Decedent's
- § 921. When Property Received From Previously Deceased Spouse is
- § 1003. Dispositions of Community Property to Someone Other Than
- § 1005. Passage of Community Property to Surviving Spouse
- § 1007. Surviving Spouse's Ability to Deal With Community
- § 1009. Surviving Spouse's Personal Liability for Deceased Spouse's
- § 1103. Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will.
- § 1105. Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will,
- § 1107. Restoration to Decedent's Estate of Property in Which
- § 1203. Money Held in Certain Trust Funds Not to Escheat.
- § 1205. Escheat of Real Property.
- § 1207. Escheat of Tangible Personal Property, Wherever Located.
- § 1209. Escheat of Decedent's Tangible Personal Property Which is
- § 1211. Escheat of Intangible Personal Property of Decedent Who
- § 1213. Escheat of Decedent's Intangible Personal Property Which is
- § 1303. Beneficiaries Taking Successively Under Another's
- § 1305. Disposition of Joint Tenancy Property in Simultaneous Death
- § 1307. Proceeds of Insurance Policy in Simultaneous Death
- § 1309. Disposition of Community Property in Simultaneous Death
- § 1311. Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Petition;
- § 1313. Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Hearing;
- § 1315. Prospective Effect of This Chapter.
- § 1317. When This Chapter is Inapplicable.
- § 1319. This Chapter to be Construed to Effect Uniformity.
- § 1321. Short Title.
- § 1403. Probate Jurisdiction in Superior Court of Guam.
- § 1405. Conclusiveness of Orders Granting Letters; Exceptions.
- § 1407. Disqualification of Interested Judge; Procedure for Transfer
- § 1503. Who May Petition For Probate of Will.
- § 1505. Renouncement of Named Executor's Right to Letters by
- § 1507. Contents of Original Petition for Probate of Will; Incorrect
- § 1509. Offer to Probate of Foreign Wills.
- § 1511. Procedure for Admission of Foreign Wills to Probate; Notice.
- § 1513. Order to Produce Will; Confinement to Jail for Refusal to
- § 1515. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Probate of Will and for
- § 1517. Service of Notice Upon Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Named
- § 1519. Proof of Witnessed Will in Uncontested Proceedings.
- § 1523. Proof of Holographic Will.
- § 1525. Proof of Lost or Destroyed Wills; Restraining Acts of
- § 1527. Record of Entry of Admission of Will to Probate; Translation
- § 1529. Provisions of Order Admitting Lost or Destroyed Will:
- § 1531. No Contest Permitted as to Foreign Will if Admitted
- § 1603. Trial of Contest.
- § 1605. Subscribing Witnesses to Testify; Other Evidence Permitted
- § 1607. Judgment.
- § 1609. Subscribing Witnesses' Testimony to be Perpetuated; Uses of
- § 1611. Who May Contest; Contents of Petition; Limitation of Time to
- § 1613. Citation to Personal Representative, Devisees, Legatees and
- § 1615. Service of Citation; Trial of Contest; Revocation of Probate
- § 1619. Probate Conclusive if Uncontested Within Limit of Time;
- § 1611. Who May Contest; Contents of Petition; Limitation of Time
- § 1613. Citation to Personal Representative, Devisees, Legatees and
- § 1615. Service of Citation; Trial of Contest; Revocation of Probate
- § 1617. Liability for Costs of Trial.
- § 1619. Probate Conclusive if Uncontested Within Limit of Time;
- § 1621. Effect of Will Contest on Probate of Other Will of Testator.
- § 1703. Executor Indicated, But Not Specifically Named, In Will.
- § 1705. Testator's Ability to Confer Power to Designate Executor,
- § 1707. Absentee or Minor Named as Executor; Appointment of
- § 1709. Executor Who Removes From Guam: Automatic
- § 1711. Executor Who Removes From Guam: Filing of Statement of
- § 1713. Executor Who Removes From Guam: Service of Process or
- § 1715. Executor Who Removes From Guam: Effect of Service; Time
- § 1717. Failure to Grant Letters to All Named Executors: Powers of
- § 1719. Powers of Named Executor Before Grant of Letters
- § 1721. Letters Testamentary to be Granted in Absence of Objection.
- § 1723. Objections to Granting Letters Testamentary and Petition
- § 1725. Appointment of Administrators With the Will Annexed in
- § 1803. Surviving Partner Not to be Administrator If Any Interested
- § 1805. Priority of Persons Entitled to Letters of Administration.
- § 1807. Letters of Administration May Be Granted to Nominee of
- § 1809. Discretion of Court to Grant Letters of Administration to
- § 1811. Essential Contents of Petition for Letters of Administration;
- § 1813. Notice of Hearing on Petition for Letters of Administration.
- § 1515. , supra.
- § 1815. Service of Notice of Petition for Letters of Administration
- § 1817. Facts to be Proved at Hearing on Petition for Letters of
- § 1819. Provisions of Sections 1709 through 1715 Applicable to
- § 1821. Provisions of This Chapter Do Not Provide Exclusive
- § 1903. Notice; Appointment; Preference; Qualifications;
- § 1905. Security for Faithful Performance of Special Administrator;
- § 1907. Powers and Duties of Special Administrator.
- § 1909. Special Administrator May Pay Lien Charges on Estate
- § 1911. When Special Administrator's Powers May be Made
- § 1913. Special Administrator's Powers to Cease Upon Grant of
- § 1915. Accounts and Commissions of Special Administrators;
- § 2003. Form of Letters: Signing and Sealing.
- § 2005. Letters Testamentary: General Form.
- § 2007. Letters of Administration With the Will Annexed: General
- § 2009. Letters of Administration, General and Special: General
- § 2011. General Requirement of Security for Faithful Performance;
- § 2013. Security May Be Provided By Bond; Requisites of Bond;
- § 2017. Security May Be Provided By Cash Bond, Assigned Interest in
- § 2019. Security May Be Provided By Payment of Estate Income Into
- § 2021. Security May Be Provided By Deposit of Tangible Personal
- § 2025. When Security Becomes Insufficient: Requirement of Further
- § 2027. Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers Pending
- § 2031. Reduction of Security Upon Petition of Personal
- § 2011. General Requirement of Security for Faithful Performance;
- § 2013. Security May Be Provided By Bond; Requisites of Bond;
- § 2015. Security May Be Provided By Deposit of Property.
- § 2017. Security May Be Provided By Cash Bond, Assigned Interest
- § 2019. Security May Be Provided By Payment of Estate Income Into
- § 2021. Security May Be Provided By Deposit of Tangible Personal
- § 2023. Security May Be Provided By Insurance.
- § 2025. When Security Becomes Insufficient: Requirement of
- § 2027. Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers Pending
- § 2029. Further Security May Be Required On Sale of Real Property.
- § 2031. Reduction of Security Upon Petition of Personal
- § 2033. Forms of Security Provided in Subchapter Not Exclusive.
- § 2103. Resignation of Personal Representative; Procedure; When
- § 2105. Death or Resignation of One of Several Personal
- § 2107. Revocation of Letters of Administration When Person With
- § 2109. Revocation of Letters Due to Subsequent Probate;
- § 2111. Revocation of Letters Due to Personal Representative's
- § 2113. Revocation of Letters for Embezzlement, Waste or
- § 2115. Revocation of Personal Representative's Letters for Cause;
- § 2117. Appointment of New Personal Representative Upon Death,
- § 2119. Acts Prior to Revocation Valid.
- § 2203. Authority of Remaining Personal Representatives Where
- § 2205. Acquisition of Decedent's Estate; Custody of Property;
- § 2207. Decedent's Partnership Property; Continuing Decedent's
- § 2209. Actions by or Against Personal Representative; Recovery of
- § 574. , which Section has been eliminated.) It sets out, in broad terms, the rules for
- § 2211. Specific Actions Authorized: For Partition; on Bond of
- § 2213. Parties to Actions; Personal Representatives Who Have Not
- § 2215. Obligations Due Decedent; Discharge and Compromise;
- § 2217. Deposit of Estate Funds in Bank or Savings and Loan
- § 2219. Investment of Estate Funds: Pending Settlement of Estate;
- § 2221. Personal Representative May Seek Guidance From Court on
- § 2223. Dedication for Streets or Highways, Easements, Access
- § 2225. Personal Representative Not to Purchase Claims Against
- § 2227. Proxies to Vote Corporate Shares; Waiver of Notice and
- § 2228. Electronically Stored Documents of Deceased.
- § 2229. Digital Accounts, Inter-alia.
- § 2303. Dealings in General: Payment of Debts, Expenses, and
- § 2305. Dealings in General: Order of Resort to Property for
- § 2307. Dealings in General: Order of Abatement of Legacies.
- § 2309. Sales in General: Sale of Property Devised or Bequeathed;
- § 2311. Sales in General: Sale to Pay Debts, Legacies, Family
- § 2313. Sales in General: Manner of Sale and Minimum Price of
- § 2315. Sales in General: Report of Sale; Confirmation; Petition;
- § 2317. Sales in General: Hearing on Confirmation; Objections to
- § 2319. Sales in General: Sales Under Direction of Will; Procedure.
- § 2321. Sales in General: Petition for Order Requiring Sale; Setting;
- § 2323. Sales in General: Neglect or Misconduct of Personal
- § 2325. Sales in General: Contracts to Find Purchaser; Commission;
- § 2327. Sales in General: Sales of Encumbered Property; Application
- § 2329. Sales in General: Limitation of Actions; Minors and Others
- § 2331. Sales of Personal Property: Perishable and Depreciating
- § 2333. Sales of Personal Property: Stocks, Bonds and Other
- § 2335. Sales of Personal Property: Notice; Place of Sale; Presence of
- § 2337. Sales of Personal Property: Terms of Sale; Confirmation of
- § 2339. Sales of Personal Property: Partnership Interests; Inquiry by
- § 2341. Sales of Real Property: Posting and Publication of Notice of
- § 2343. Sales of Real Property: Public Auction or Private Sale;
- § 2345. Sales of Real Property: Property Sold by Private Sale:
- § 2347. Sales of Real Property: Confirmation Hearing on Private
- § 2349. Sales of Real Property: Confirmation of Private Sales; Credit
- § 2351. Sales of Real Property: Conveyances After Confirmation;
- § 2353. Sales of Real Property: Credit Sales; Secured Notes; Sale of
- § 2355. Sales of Real Property: Double Liability for Fraudulent Sale.
- § 2357. Sale of Contract to Purchase: Method of Sale.
- § 2359. Sale of Contract to Purchase: Sale Subject to Payments Due