Guam § 1311 - Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Petition;
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§ 1311. Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Petition;
Notice of Hearing; Service.
(a) Filing of petition. When it is claimed that, in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter, any persons have died under circumstances
where there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than
simultaneously, the personal representative of any such deceased person,
or any other person interested in the estate of any such deceased person,
may file a petition, in the estate proceeding in which such personal
representative received his appointment or in which such other person
claims an interest, seeking to have it determined that such deceased
persons died under circumstances wherein there is no sufficient evidence
that such deceased persons died otherwise that simultaneously.
(b) Hearing; notice. The Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam
shall set the petition referred to in subsection (a) of this Section for
hearing by the Superior Court of Guam, and notice thereof shall be given
in the manner required by Section 3401 of this Title. In addition, the
notice provided for herein shall be personally served at least ten (10)
calendar days before the date of the hearing upon the personal
representative of each other person claimed to have so died. If the
personal representative of any such other person is also the petitioner as
set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, then in lieu of personal service
upon such personal representative, such notice shall be given to the heirs
and devisees of such other person, so far as they are known to the
petitioner, by registered mail, at least ten (10) calendar days before the
date of the hearing.
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Section 1311 ("Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: 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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