Title 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
51 chapters · 1,044 sections in this title.
7 GCA § 36101 Jurisdiction
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Application for change of names must be heard and determined in the Superior court. SOURCE: CCP § 1275.
7 GCA § 36102 Application; Contents
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All application for change of names must be made to the Superior Court, by petition, signed by the person whose name is proposed to be changed and if such person is under eighteen (18) years of age, by one of the parents, if living, or if both be dead, then by the guardian; and i…
7 GCA § 36102.1 Same: Families
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Persons who are married pursuant to the provisions of Title 19 of the Guam Code Annotated, and any natural or adopted child of either person, may file one (1) petition for change of name. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 25-52:1.
7 GCA § 36103 Order to Show Cause; Publication
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COL120106 Upon the filing of the said petition the court shall thereupon make an order reciting the filing of the application, the name of the person by whom it is filed and the name proposed, and directing all persons interested in said matter to appear before the court, at a ti…
7 GCA § 36104 Hearing of the Application
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Such application must be heard at such time a s the court may appoint, and objections may be filed by any person who can, in such objections, show to the court good reason against such change of name. On the hearing, the court may examine on oath any of the petitioners, remonstra…
7 GCA § 36105 Copy of Decree filed with Office of Vital Statistics
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A certified copy of the decree of the court, changing the name of a person, shall within thirty (30) days from the date of such decree, be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health and Social Services. SOURCES: CCP § 1279; amended by P.L. 3-30. Refere…