Guam § 21607 - Judgment a Lien Upon Recording of Abstract.

§ 21607. Judgment a Lien Upon Recording of Abstract.

An abstract of the judgment or decree of any court of record of Guam,

or of the United States, the enforcement of which has not been stayed on

appeal, certified by the clerk of the Court where such judgment or decree

was rendered, may be filed with the Director of Land Management and from

such filing the judgment or decree becomes a lien upon all the real property

of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, owned by him at the

time, or which he may afterwards and before the lien expires acquire. Such

lien continues for five (5) years from the date of entry of the judgment or

decree, unless the enforcement of the judgment or decree is stayed on appeal

by the execution of a sufficient undertaking as provided in this Title, or by

statutes of the United States, in which case the lien of the judgment or

decree, or any lien or liability now existing or hereafter created by virtue of

an attachment that has been issued and levied in the action, unless otherwise

by statutes of the United States provided, ceases, or upon an undertaking on

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release of attachment, or unless the judgment or decree is previously

satisfied, or the lien otherwise is discharged. The abstract above-mentioned

shall contain the following:

Title of the Court and cause and number of the action;

Date of entry of the judgment or decree;

Names of the judgment debtor and of the judgment creditor;

Amount of the judgment or decree;

and where entered in judgment roll.