Guam § 29105 - Land Brought Under the Law by Filing Petition:
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§ 29105. Land Brought Under the Law by Filing Petition:
Contents, etc.
All land may be brought under the operation of this Law by
the owner or owners of any estate or interest therein, whether legal
or equitable (other than an individual share or an easement) by
filing with the clerk of the court his or her or their verified petition
to the Superior Court of Guam, which petition shall set forth the
following facts, to wit:
Contents of Petition. The full name, occupation, residence,
and post office address of the applicant or applicants, and where
any applicant appears by any representative because of any
disability, also the full name, occupation, residence, and post
office address of the person so representing the applicant and the
reason for his so acting; if the application is by a corporation, its
name, when and where incorporated, its principal place of
business, and the names and post office addresses of its president
and secretary, and if a foreign corporation, the name and address
of the resident agent shall be included in addition to the other
requirements; whether or not the applicant is married, and if
married, the full name and residence of the husband or wife; and
if unmarried, whether he or she has been married, and if so, how
the marriage relation terminated, and if the marriage relation
terminated by annulment or divorce, where and by what court; that
each of the applicants is not less than eighteen (18) years of age
and free from any disability, or if a minor or under disability his
age and nature of such disability, and if a guardian has been
appointed the name and address of the guardian and when and by
what court appointed, a description of the land, the value at which
the land and permanent improvements, if any, were assessed on
the last assessment for taxation.
If the application is by more than one (1) person, any one of
whom claims titles in severalty to any part of the land described
in the petition, the particular part of the land to which petitioner
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severally claims title; a statement of the estate or interest which
each applicant has or claims and whether or not the same is
community property or is subject to a homestead or to any
easement, lien or encumbrance and if so the name and the post
office address, if known, of each holder thereof, the nature and the
amount of the same, and if recorded, the book and page of the
record; a statement of whether or not the land is occupied and if
so, the full name and post office address of each occupant, and
what interest he has or claims; a statement describing the claim of
any other person who has any estate or remainder, reversion or
expectancy, with the names and post office addresses, if known,
of every such person, together with the names and post office
addresses of all the owners of the adjoining lands, so far as the
same can be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. If the application
is by a husband or wife and the property is community property or
is subject to a homestead, both spouses must join in the
application; persons who collectively claim to own the entire legal
estate in fee simple to the whole or any part of the land may join
in the petition; a corporation may petition by its duly authorized
agent; the estate of a deceased person by the administrator or
executor and a minor or other person under disability by his legal
appointed guardian, but the person in whose behalf the application
is made shall be named as applicant.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29105 ("Land Brought Under the Law by Filing Petition:") 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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