Guam § 1609 - Subscribing Witnesses' Testimony to be Perpetuated; Uses of
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§ 1609. Subscribing Witnesses' Testimony to be Perpetuated; Uses of
Such Perpetuated Testimony in Subsequent Contest.
The testimony of each subscribing witness who has testified at the
trial of a contest which was filed before the hearing of a petition for
probate and for the grant of letters testamentary or of letters of
administration with the will annexed, as provided in Section 1601 of this
Title, shall be reduced to writing, signed by such subscribing witness and
filed in the permanent records of the Superior Court of Guam, and shall
be admissible in evidence in any subsequent contest of the same will if
such witness has died or has permanently removed from the territory of
Guam.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1609 ("Subscribing Witnesses' Testimony to be Perpetuated; Uses of") 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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