Guam § 3037 - Discharge: Decree; Discharge for Want of Property Subject

§ 3037. Discharge: Decree; Discharge for Want of Property Subject

to Administration.

(a) When the estate has been fully administered, and it is shown by

the personal representative, by the production of satisfactory vouchers,

that the personal representative has paid all sums of money due from

him, and delivered up, under the order of the Superior Court, all the

property of the estate to the parties entitled, and performed all the acts

lawfully required of him, the Superior Court must make a decree

discharging him from all liability to be incurred thereafter.

(b) A verified petition may be signed and filed with the Clerk of the

Superior Court by or on behalf of the personal representative, at any time

after his appointment and whether or not he has qualified as such, setting

forth the fact that it appears that there is no property of any kind

belonging to the estate and subject to administration, and praying for the

termination of further proceedings and for the discharge of the personal

representative. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall set such petition for

hearing, and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided in

Section 3401 of this Title. If it appears to the satisfaction of the Superior

Court upon such hearing that the facts stated in the petition are true it

shall make an order terminating the proceeding and discharging the

personal representative. The verified petition referred to in this

subsection may be filed and an order may be entered thereon without the

return of any inventory provided for in this Title.