Guam § 39209 - Information to be Submitted to Court.

§ 39209. Information to be Submitted to Court.

(a) Subject to any existing law of Guam providing for the confidentiality

of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information, in a child-custody

proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give

information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present

address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last five

(5) years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the

child has lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether

the party:

(1) has participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in

any other proceeding concerning the custody of or visitation with the child

and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of the child-

custody determination, if any;

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(2) knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding,

including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings relating to

domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and

adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of

the proceeding; and

(3) knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to the

proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal

custody or physical custody of, or visitation with, the child and, if so, the

names and addresses of those persons.

(b) If the information required by Subsection (a) is not furnished, the

court, upon motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until

the information is furnished.

(c) If the declaration as to any of the items described in Subsection (a)(1)

through (3) is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information

under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under

oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the

court's jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.

(d) Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding

in this or any other State that could affect the current proceeding.

(e) If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health,

safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of

identifying information, the information must be sealed and may not be

disclosed to the other party or the public unless the court orders the disclosure

to be made after a hearing in which the court takes into consideration the

health, safety, or liberty of the party or child and determines that the disclosure

is in the interest of justice.