Guam § 34155 - “Most Wanted Delinquent Absent Parent List” and Other Lists of Delinquent Obligors.

§ 34155. “Most Wanted Delinquent Absent Parent List” and Other Lists of Delinquent Obligors.

(a) The Attorney General, or his/her designee, shall adopt a policy for the publication of a “Most

Wanted Delinquent Absent Parent List” of obligors who are in arrears in their child support obligations

pursuant to an order from any tribunal, as defined in Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, § 35101(v). The

Attorney General, or his/her designee, may publish any other list(s) of delinquent child support obligors, in

conformity with Subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section.

(b) The Attorney General, or his/her designee, shall determine criteria for the publication of the

identity and information from ten (10) to thirty (30) individuals, whom are unable to be located by the Child

Support Division, on the “Most Wanted Delinquent Absent Parent List” to include any combination of the

following, as deemed appropriate:

(1) Irregularity of voluntary tribunal-ordered payments made by the obligor under the support

order;

(2) The total amount of voluntary child support payments owed; and/or

(3) The total length of delinquency for voluntary child support payments.

(c) Forty-five (45) days prior to the disclosure under Subsection (a) of this Section of the name of the

obligor who is in arrears in his or her child support obligations, the Attorney General, or his/her designee,

shall mail a written notice to the obligor through first-class mail to the obligor’s last known address. The

notice shall detail the amount of the arrearage and the intent of the Attorney General, or his/her designee,

to disclose the arrearage. If the arrearage is not paid or a written agreement with the Attorney General, or

his/her designee, for payment of the arrearage is not formalized, the Attorney General, or his/her designee,

may disclose the individual's arrearage and information of the obligor.

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(d) The list shall be available for public inspection on the Attorney General’s website. The Attorney

General, or his/her designee, may create a poster and/or furnish the list to a newspaper of general circulation

on Guam for publication, and shall establish uniform standards for such publication.

(e) Any disclosure made in good faith by the Attorney General, or his/her designee, to comply with

this Section shall not be considered a violation of any confidentiality laws.

(f) The following information relating to the obligor, in addition to the obligor’s name, may be

disclosed by the Attorney General, or his/her designee:

(1) Any other name(s) or alias by which the obligor is or has been known;

(2) A photograph of the obligor, along with the date or approximate date on which the photograph

was taken;

(3) A physical description of the obligor, including any distinguishing features;

(4) The obligor’s age;

(5) The obligor’s last known address; and/or

(6) The obligor’s usual employment or occupation.