Rights as Between Parents

15 GCA § 3509, under The Relationship and Rules Governing the Creation of the Relationship of Guardian and Ward.

15 GCA § 3509

As between parents claiming the guardianship adversely to each other, neither is entitled to priority; but other things being equal, if the child is of tender years, it should be given to the mother; if it is of an age to require education and preparation for labor and business then to the father. SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1408.