Guam § 5109 - Summons; Service.

§ 5109. Summons; Service.

Service of summons shall be made personally by the delivery

of an attested copy thereof to the person summoned; provided, that

if the judge is satisfied that it is impracticable to serve personally

such summons or the notice provided for the preceding Section,

he may order service by registered or certified mail addressed to

the last known address, or by publication thereof, or both. It shall

be sufficient to confer jurisdiction if service is effected at least

forty-eight (48) hours before the time fixed in the summons for

the return thereof. If the child is in custody at the times required

for serving of the summons, and at the time of the hearing to which

the summons refers, no such summons is required to obtain

jurisdiction over the child.

Service by summons process or notice required by this

Chapter may be made by any suitable person under the direction

of the court and upon request of the court, shall be made by any

police officer. The judge may authorize the payment of necessary

traveling expenses incurred by any person summoned or

otherwise required to appear at the hearing of any case coming

within the purview of this Chapter, and such expenses when

approved by the judge shall be a charge upon the government of

Guam.