Guam § 2415 - Family Allowance: Right to Allowance; Preference in

§ 2415. Family Allowance: Right to Allowance; Preference in

Payment; Time of Commencement.

The decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult children

who are physically or mentally incapacitated from earning a living and

were actually dependent in whole or in part upon the decedent for

support, are entitled to such reasonable allowance out of the estate as

shall be necessary for their maintenance according to their

circumstances, during the progress of the settlement of the estate, which,

in case of an insolvent estate, must not continue longer than one (1) year

after granting letters. Such allowance must be paid in preference to all

other charges, except funeral charges, expenses of the last illness and

expenses of administration, and may, in the discretion of the Superior

Court, take effect from the time of the decedent's death.