Guam § 3382 - Effect of Transfer on Death Deed at Transferor’s Death.

§ 3382. Effect of Transfer on Death Deed at Transferor’s Death.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the transfer on death deed or this Section, on the death of the

transferor, the following shall apply to the subject property owned by the transferor at death:

(1) Subject to §3382(a)(2), the interest in the subject property shall be transferred to the

designated beneficiary in accordance with the deed; provided that, for property of which any portion

is registered in the Department of Land Management, the interest in the property is transferred to the

designated beneficiary in accordance with the deed;

(2) The interest of a designated beneficiary is contingent on the designated beneficiary surviving

the transferor. The interest of a designated beneficiary that fails to survive the transferor lapses;

(3) Subject to §3382(a)(4), concurrent interests are transferred to the beneficiaries in equal and

undivided shares with no right of survivorship; and

(4) If the transferor has identified two or more designated beneficiaries to receive concurrent

interests in the subject property, any share that lapses or fails for any reason shall be transferred to the

other beneficiaries in proportion to the interest of each in the remaining concurrently-held subject

property.

(b) A beneficiary shall take the subject property subject to all conveyances, encumbrances,

assignments, contracts, mortgages, liens, and other interests to which the subject property is subject at the

transferor’s death. For purposes of this subsection, the filing or recording of the transfer on death deed is

deemed to have occurred at the transferor’s death.

(c) If a transferor is a joint owner and is survived by one or more other joint owners, the subject

property shall belong to the surviving joint owner or owners with the right of survivorship and the transfer

on death deed shall have no effect. If a transferor is a joint owner and is the last surviving joint owner, the

transfer on death deed shall be effective.

(d) A transfer on death deed transfers the subject property without covenant or warranty of title even

if the transfer on death deed contains a contrary provision.