Guam § 1707 - Absentee or Minor Named as Executor; Appointment of

§ 1707. Absentee or Minor Named as Executor; Appointment of

Interim Executor or Administrator With the Will Annexed; Effect of

Removal of Disability.

(a) When a natural person who is incompetent to serve as an execu-

tor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1701(c) of this Title is named in

a will as an executor, and there is another executor named in the will who

accepts the trust and qualifies, the latter may be granted letters

testamentary and administer the estate until the person formerly incom-

petent to serve as executor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1701(c)

of this Title becomes competent so to serve, at which time such person

may, upon proper petition therefor and in the discretion of the Superior

Court of Guam, be granted letters testamentary as a co-executor.

(b) When a natural person who is incompetent to serve as an

executor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1701(c) of this Title is

named in a will as an executor, and there is no other executor named in

the will, letters of administration with the will annexed must be granted;

but the Superior Court of Guam may in its discretion revoke such letters

when the person formerly incompetent to serve as an executor pursuant

to the provisions of Section 1701(c) of this Title becomes competent so

to serve, and grant letters testamentary to such person, upon proper

petition therefor.