Title 15 — Estates and Probate
51 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
15 GCA § 2401 Possession Pending Inventory: Discretion to Set Apart
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Property Exempt From Execution; Mandatory Setting Apart of Homestead Property Previously Selected by Spouses. The decedent's surviving spouse and minor children are entitled to remain in possession of the homestead, the wearing apparel of the family, the household furniture, and …
15 GCA § 2403 Notice of Hearing Petition
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When the petition referred to in Section 2401 or the petition referred to in Section 2409(a) of this Title is filed, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam shall set it for hearing, and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided in Section 3401 of this Title. SOURCE: P…
15 GCA § 2405 Vesting of Homestead; Exemption From Liability for Debts
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(a) If the homestead selected by the husband and wife, or either of them, during their coverture, and recorded while both were living, was selected from the community property, or from property to which Section 1101 of this Title is applicable, or from the separate property of th…
15 GCA § 2407 Appraisement of Previously Selected Homestead; Excess
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Over Homestead Exemption; Appraiser's Report; Appointment of New Appraiser; Notice and Hearing. (a) If the homestead selected, designated and recorded prior to the decedent's death is returned in the inventory appraised not over the amount of the homestead exemption as provided i…
15 GCA § 2409 Selection and Designation of Probate Homestead; Property
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From Which Selected; Duration; Subjection to Administration. (a) If no homestead has been selected, designated and recorded, or in case the homestead was selected by the surviving spouse out of the separate property of the decedent, the decedent not having joined therein, the Sup…
15 GCA § 2411 Ownership of Property Set Aside
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When property other than a homestead selected and recorded during the lifetime of the decedent, is set apart to the use of the decedent's COL120106 EXEMPT PROPERTY, FAMILY ALLOWANCE family, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, such property, if the decedent left a s…
15 GCA § 2413 Successor to Holder of Homestead Right
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A person succeeding, by purchase or otherwise, to the interest of a surviving spouse in a homestead which has been declared in the lifetime of the decedent, shall have the same right to apply to the Superior Court for an order setting aside the homestead to him as is conferred by…
15 GCA § 2415 Family Allowance: Right to Allowance; Preference in
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Payment; Time of Commencement. The decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult children who are physically or mentally incapacitated from earning a living and were actually dependent in whole or in part upon the decedent for support, are entitled to such reasonable all…
15 GCA § 2417 Family Allowance: When May be Granted; Continuance;
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Modification; No Stay on Appeal. (a) The allowance provided in Section 2415 of this Title may be granted by the Superior Court before the inventory is filed, in which case it shall continue until modified by the Superior Court. After the inventory is filed the Superior Court may …
15 GCA § 2419 Family Allowance: Where Persons Entitled Have Other
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Support. If any person otherwise eligible for the allowance provided in Section 2415 of this Title has a reasonable maintenance derived from other sources, and there are other persons entitled to such allowance, the allowance shall be granted only to those who have not such maint…
15 GCA § 2421 Costs
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The costs of all proceedings provided for in this Chapter must be paid by the estate as expenses of administration. SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 683. ---------- COL120106