Guam § 29116 - Recitals in Decree: Filing of Decree: Appeals.

§ 29116. Recitals in Decree: Filing of Decree: Appeals.

Every decree shall state whether or not the owner of the land

directed to be registered is married or unmarried and, if married,

the full name of the spouse; if the owner is under a disability, it

shall state the nature of the disability and the person acting for him

and the source of his authority, and if a minor, it shall state his age

and in whose custody his estate then is; it shall also contain an

accurate description of the land to which the court shall determine

title and shall set forth the estate of the owner and also, in such a

manner as to show their relative priority, all particular estates,

mortgages, easements, liens, attachments, and other

encumbrances, including the rights of a husband or wife, if any,

to which the land or owner's estate therein is subject and may

contain any other facts properly to be determined by the court. The

decree shall be stated in a form convenient for transcription upon

the certificate of title and any lien or other charge against the

property, if recorded, shall be referred, to by book and page of the

record.

Filing of decree. The decree shall be filed with the clerk and

a certified copy thereof filed with the registrar, who shall

thereupon issue a certificate of title to each person declared by

said decree to be the owner of any parcel of land in severalty and

said registrar's act in filing said decree and issuing said certificates

shall have the effect of bringing said land under the operation of

this Law as herein provided as of the date of filing of the petition.

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Said certificate shall contain a description of the property

registered and shall also show the character of ownership and

whether or not the land is separate or community property, and if

community property the names of both husband and wife, the

nature, amount, and order of the liens and encumbrances and other

charges against the same and any other interest or condition which

shall be found to exist by the decree.

Appeals. Any party aggrieved by such decree may appeal

therefrom in the manner now or hereafter provided by law for

appeals in civil actions.