Guam § 5105 - Continuing Jurisdiction.

§ 5105. Continuing Jurisdiction.

(a) Where jurisdiction shall have been obtained by the Court

in the case of any child, such jurisdiction shall be retained by the

court for the purposes of this Chapter until such child becomes

eighteen (18) years of age, unless he is discharged prior thereto by

the court, or until the age of twenty-one (21) years if he has been

committed to and received by any public institution or department

or agency maintained by the government of Guam, or if the child

is subject to an order of probation issued by the court; and the

court may retain jurisdiction over a child placed by the court with

such public institution or agency for temporary observation and

care. Any decree or order of the court may be modified at any time,

except as otherwise provided by law.

(b) Where jurisdiction shall have been obtained by the court

through § 5103(a)(4) in the case of any child, such jurisdiction

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may be retained by the court until such child becomes twenty-one

(21) years of age, unless he is discharged prior thereto by the court.

Any decree or order of the court may be modified at any time,

except as otherwise provided by law.

(c) With respect to any such child who becomes eighteen (18)

years of age while under the jurisdiction of the court, and who has

at such time been committed to a juvenile facility by the court, the

court may, upon motion of Guam, the child, or upon its own

motion, and after a hearing commit the child to the custody of the

Director of Corrections for confinement in the adult facility, or in

any suitable public institution, agency, or department. Any decree

or order of the court may be modified at any time, except as

otherwise provided by law.