Title 15 — Estates and Probate
51 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
15 GCA § 3401 Mode of Setting for Hearing and of Giving Notice
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(a)(1) Upon the filing of the following petitions: (A) A petition for the probate of a will and for the grant of letters testamentary or of letters of administration with the will annexed, filed under the provisions of Section 1515 of this Title; (B) A petition for letters of adm…
15 GCA § 3403 Requests for Special Notice
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At any time after letters have issued to the personal representative, any person interested in the estate, whether as heir, devisee, legatee, creditor, beneficiary under a trust, or as otherwise interested, or the Treasurer of Guam, may, in person or by attorney, serve upon the p…
15 GCA § 3405 Special Notice, United States Agencies
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When compensation, pension, insurance or other allowance is made or awarded by the United States government, or a department or bureau thereof, to estates of decedents, the department or bureau making or awarding such compensation, pension, insurance or allowance, shall have the …
15 GCA § 3407 Additional Notice
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Whenever the Superior Court of Guam deems that the notice which has been given for any proceeding or hearing is insufficient, it may require such further and additional notice to be given as it deems proper. SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1204.
15 GCA § 3409 Postponement
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The Superior Court of Guam may continue or postpone any hearing or other proceeding, from time to time, in the interest of justice, and no further notice of the continued or postponed hearing or other proceeding is required unless ordered by the Superior Court of Guam. SOURCE: Pr…
15 GCA § 3411 Personal Notice by Citation
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When personal notice is required, and no mode of giving it is prescribed by this Title, it shall be given by citation. The citation must be directed to the person to be cited, signed by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam, issued under seal of the Superior Court of Guam, and …
15 GCA § 3413 Issue and Service of Citation
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The citation referred to in Section 3411 of this Title may be issued by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam upon the application of any party, without an order of the Superior Court of Guam, except in cases in which such order is expressly required by law. The citation shall …
15 GCA § 3415 Service on Resident Guardian; Powers and Duties of
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Guardians. Whenever a minor or an insane or incompetent person has a guardian of his estate residing in the territory of Guam, personal service upon the guardian of any process, notice or order of the Superior Court of Guam, concerning the estate of a deceased person in which the…
15 GCA § 3417 Number of Publications
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When any publication is ordered by the Superior Court of Guam, such publications must be made daily, or otherwise as often during the prescribed period as the newspaper is regularly issued, unless otherwise provided by this Title. The Superior Court of Guam may, however, order a …
15 GCA § 3419 Jurisdictional Facts Unnecessary in Orders
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Orders and decrees made by the Superior Court of Guam in probate proceedings need not recite the existence of facts, or the performance of acts, upon which the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Guam may depend, but it is only necessary that they contain the matters ordered or…
15 GCA § 3421 Recordation of Orders Relating to Real Property
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When an order is made setting apart a homestead, confirming a sale or making distribution of real property, or determining any other matter affecting the title to real property, a certified copy thereof shall be recorded in the Department of Land Management of the Government of G…
15 GCA § 3423 Rules of Trial and Other Probate Proceedings
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COL061308 All issues of fact joined in probate proceedings must be tried in conformity with the rules of practice in civil actions. The party affirming is plaintiff, and the one denying or avoiding is defendant. The Superior Court of Guam shall try the issues joined, and sign and…
15 GCA § 3425 Motion for New Trial
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A motion for a new trial in probate proceedings can be made only in cases of contests of wills, either before or after probate, in proceedings to determine heirship and interests in estates, and in those cases where the issues of fact, of which a new trial is sought, were of such…
15 GCA § 3427 Costs: Discretion to Order Payment by Parties or From
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Estate. When not otherwise prescribed by this Title, either the Superior Court of Guam or the court on appeal may, in its discretion, order costs to be paid by any party to the proceedings, or out of the assets of the estate, as justice may require. SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (…
15 GCA § 3429 Applicability of Title 7, Guam Code Annotated (Civil
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Procedure). Except as otherwise provided in this Title, the provisions of Title 7 Guam Code Annotated commencing with Chapter 11 and the Guam Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to and constitute the rules of practice in the proceedings mentioned in this Title with regard to …
15 GCA § 3431 Official Forms in Appendix Minimally Acceptable; Judicial
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Council May Alter, Delete or Add Forms; Effective Date of Alterations, Deletions or Additions. The official forms contained in Appendix "A" to this Title may be used in any proceeding in which they are applicable, and when so used shall be accepted as adequate by the Superior Cou…
15 GCA § 3433 Appealable Orders
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An appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court of Guam from an order of the Superior Court of Guam granting or revoking letters testamentary, letters of administration with the will annexed or letters of administration; admitting a will to probate or revoking the probate thereof; se…