Guam § 34157 - Case Closure and Escheatment of Undistributed Funds: Notice of Custodial Parents and
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§ 34157. Case Closure and Escheatment of Undistributed Funds: Notice of Custodial Parents and
Non-Custodial Parents with Active Cases.
When the Attorney General’s Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) has undistributed funds
that may need to be escheated and has lost contact with the custodial parent and the non-custodial parent:
(a) The Attorney General shall continue, for at least six (6) months, to locate the custodial parent
or payee whenever money is collected pursuant to an order of support and has yet to be distributed.
Such efforts to locate shall be documented by the Attorney General.
(b) Whenever such funds have remained unclaimed for at least five (5) years, the Attorney
General shall begin the process of closing the child support case by sending a closure letter via certified
mail to the custodial parent or payee at his or her last known address. The closure letter shall advise
the custodial parent that if he or she does not contact the Attorney General within sixty (60) days, his
or her case will be closed and the funds collected under an order for support shall be refunded to the
non-custodial parent. If the non-custodial parent cannot be located or no claims have been made by a
child or children or surviving heir, the Attorney General shall commence an action for escheatment
pursuant to § 34156 of this Article.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 34157
What does Guam Code Annotated § 34157 cover?
Section 34157 ("Case Closure and Escheatment of Undistributed Funds: Notice of Custodial Parents and") 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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