Who May Adopt

19 GCA § 4203, under Parent and Child.

19 GCA § 4203

The following persons if they are residents of Guam are eligible to adopt children: (a) the husband and wife jointly, or either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent of the child; (b) an unmarried adult; (c) a married adult who by judicial decree has been accorded the right to reside separate and apart from his or her spouse. SOURCE: CC § 221.3 enacted by P.L. 13-133:1 (Feb. 3, 1976). 2022 NOTE: Reference to “Territory” removed pursuant to 1 GCA § 420.