Guam § 2803 - Commissions of Personal Representatives; Apportionment.
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§ 2803. Commissions of Personal Representatives; Apportionment.
(a) The executor, when no compensation is provided by the will or
he renounces all claim thereto as provided in Section 2801 of this Title,
or the administrator, or the administrator with the will annexed, shall
receive commissions upon the amount of the estate accounted for by him,
as follows: For the first five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) at the rate of
eight percent (8%); for the next ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) at the
rate of five percent (5%); for the next fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000.00) at the rate of four percent (4%); for the next twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000.00) at the rate of three percent (3%); for the
next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) at the rate of two
percent (2%); for the next three hundred fifty thousand dollars
($350,000.00) at the rate of one and one-half percent (12%); and for all
above five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) at the rate of one
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percent (1%); provided, that the allowance of such commission shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 2811(a) of this Title. If there are two
or more personal representatives, the compensation shall be apportioned
among them by the Superior Court according to the services actually
rendered by each.
(b) The commission to which the personal representative is entitled
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall be based upon the total
amount of the inventory plus gains over appraisal value on sales, plus
receipts, less losses on sales, without reference to encumbrances or other
obligations on property in the estate, if any. This subsection shall apply
whether or not a sale of property has taken place during the
administration of the estate.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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