Guam § 207 - Requirements for Holographic Wills; Matters Which May Be

§ 207. Requirements for Holographic Wills; Matters Which May Be

Disregarded; Holographic Changes to Holographic Wills.

(a) A holographic will is one that is written, dated and signed by the

hand of the testator himself. No formalities are necessary for its making

or execution except as set forth in this subsection, and it need not be

witnessed.

(b) The following may be disregarded by the Superior Court of

Guam if immaterial to the sense and effectiveness of a holographic will

which otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this

Section:

(1) Any matter printed, stamped, or otherwise mechanically or

electronically placed upon the document by any person prior to its

execution;

(2) Any matter written upon the document by any person other

than the testator prior to its execution; and

(3) Any matter added to the document by any person other than

the testator after its execution.

(c) A testator who makes and executes a holographic will may

thereafter make holographic changes on, or holographic codicils to, such

will without the necessity of signing or dating such will at the time such

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changes or codicils are made; provided, that sufficient evidence, whether

intrinsic or extrinsic to such will, exists to show that the testator intended

such changes or codicils to be a part of his will.