Guam § 2555 - Status of Judgments Against Estates.

Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 2555 — Status of Judgments Against Estates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2555. Status of Judgments Against Estates.

A judgment against a personal representative, upon any claim for

money, against the estate of the personal representative's decedent, when

it becomes final, conclusively establishes the validity of the claim for the

amount of the judgment; and the judgment must be that the personal

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representative pay, in due course of administration, the amount ascer-

tained to be due. A certified transcript of the original docket of the

judgment, if there is one, otherwise an abstract of the judgment must be

filed in the administration proceedings. No execution shall issue upon the

judgment, nor shall it create any lien upon the property of the estate, or

give the judgment creditor any priority of payment.

Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Guam Code Annotated § 2555 cover?

Section 2555 ("Status of Judgments Against Estates.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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