Guam § 6102 - Definition of Separate and Community Debts.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 6102 — Definition of Separate and Community Debts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6102. Definition of Separate and Community Debts.
(a) Separate debt means:
(1) a debt contracted or incurred by a spouse before marriage or
after entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage;
(2) a debt contracted or incurred by a spouse after entry of a decree
entered pursuant to § 8401 of this Title unless the decree provides
otherwise;
(3) a debt designated as a separate debt of a spouse by a judgment
or decree of any court having jurisdiction;
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(4) a debt contracted by a spouse during marriage which is
identified by a spouse to the creditor in writing at the time of its
creation as the separate debt of the contracting spouse; or
(5) a debt which arises from a tort committed by a spouse before
marriage or after entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage, a tort
committed by one spouse against the other spouse or a separate tort
committed during marriage.
(b) Community debt means a debt contracted or incurred by either or
both spouses during marriage which is not a separate debt.
(c) As used in Paragraph (5) of Subsection (a) of this Section, separate
tort means an act or omission which occurred while the married person was
performing an activity not for the benefit of the community.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6102 ("Definition of Separate and Community Debts.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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