Title 15 — Estates and Probate
51 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
15 GCA § 1701 Who May be Executors; Who May Not
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(a) Any of the following may be appointed to serve as executors: (1) Natural persons; (2) Territorial banks which are authorized by their charters to exercise trust powers and which have qualified to act as fiduciaries COL120106 ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE WILL ANNEXED pursuant to th…
15 GCA § 1703 Executor Indicated, But Not Specifically Named, In Will
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When it appears, by the terms of a will, that it was the testator's intention to commit the execution thereof and the administration of the testator's estate to any person as executor, such person, although not named executor in the will, is entitled to a grant of letters testame…
15 GCA § 1705 Testator's Ability to Confer Power to Designate Executor,
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Coexecutor, Successor Executor or Successor Coexecutor. The testator may, by will, confer to one or more natural persons the power to designate an executor, to designate himself and some other COL120106 ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE WILL ANNEXED natural person coexecutors, or to design…
15 GCA § 1707 Absentee or Minor Named as Executor; Appointment of
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Interim Executor or Administrator With the Will Annexed; Effect of Removal of Disability. (a) When a natural person who is incompetent to serve as an execu- tor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1701(c) of this Title is named in a will as an executor, and there is another exe…
15 GCA § 1709 Executor Who Removes From Guam: Automatic
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Appointment of Attorney for Service of Process. (a) Removal from and residence without Guam by an executor who was formerly a resident, is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by such executor of his Guam attorney of record to be his COL120106 ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE…
15 GCA § 1711 Executor Who Removes From Guam: Filing of Statement of
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Permanent Address; Change of Address; Removal for Failure to Comply. (a) Any executor who removes from and resides without Guam shall file in the proceedings relating to the estate of the decedent an original statement signed and acknowledged by such executor, setting forth his p…
15 GCA § 1713 Executor Who Removes From Guam: Service of Process or
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Notice of Motion; Proof of Service. (a) Service of process or a notice of motion upon an executor who has removed from and resides without Guam, in any action or proceeding against such executor with respect to the estate or founded upon or arising out of such executor's acts or …
15 GCA § 1715 Executor Who Removes From Guam: Effect of Service; Time
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to Answer. Service made under the provisions of Section 1713 of this Title upon an executor who has removed from and resides without Guam shall have the same legal force and validity as if service had been made personally within Guam; provided, however, that when a summons and co…
15 GCA § 1717 Failure to Grant Letters to All Named Executors: Powers of
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Those to Whom Letters Are Granted. COL120106 ADMINISTRATORS WITH THE WILL ANNEXED When letters testamentary are not granted by the Superior Court of Guam to all executors named in a will, those to whom such letters are granted have the same authority to act in every respect as ef…
15 GCA § 1719 Powers of Named Executor Before Grant of Letters
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Testamentary. No person has any power as an executor before he qualifies, except that before letters testamentary are granted, the person or persons named in the testator's will as executor or executors may pay the charges for the testator's funeral and take necessary measures fo…
15 GCA § 1721 Letters Testamentary to be Granted in Absence of Objection
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If no person files an objection to the granting of letters testamentary as provided in Section 1723(a) of this Title, the Superior Court of Guam when admitting a will to probate must grant letters testamentary thereon to the person or persons named therein as executor or executor…
15 GCA § 1723 Objections to Granting Letters Testamentary and Petition
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for Letters of Administration With the Will Annexed; Circumstances for Appointment of Administrator With Will Annexed. (a) Any person interested in the estate may, at any time prior to the hearing provided in Section 1515 of this Title, file objections in writing to the granting …
15 GCA § 1725 Appointment of Administrators With the Will Annexed in
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the First Instance; Circumstances for and Priority of Appointment; Powers; Security for Faithful Performance of Trust. (a) The Superior Court of Guam shall appoint an administrator with the will annexed in the first instance, and shall grant to such appointee letters of administr…