Guam § 1811 - Essential Contents of Petition for Letters of Administration;

§ 1811. Essential Contents of Petition for Letters of Administration;

Incorrect Statement of Jurisdictional Facts No Bar to Jurisdiction.

(a) A petition for letters of administration must be in writing, signed

by the petitioner or the petitioner's counsel, and filed with the Clerk of

the Superior Court of Guam, and must state:

(1) The jurisdictional facts;

(2) The names, ages and mailing addresses of the heirs of the

decedent, so far as known to the petitioner; and

(3) The character and estimated value of the property of the

estate.

(b) Where the necessary jurisdictional facts actually exist but,

through defect of form or error, they or any of them are incorrectly stated

in any petition or pleading, the Superior Court of Guam has and retains

jurisdiction to correct the defect or error at any time. No such defect or

error shall make an order granting letters of administration, or any

subsequent proceeding, void.