Title 19 — Personal Relations
27 chapters · 510 sections in this title.
19 GCA § 4303 Petition, Grounds
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(a) A petition may be filed by a parent either directly or through the Division. The parent-child relationship may be terminated with respect to the parent by whom or on whose behalf such petition has been filed, where the court finds that such termination is in the best interest…
19 GCA § 4304 Same: Contents
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The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship shall include, to the best information or belief of the petitioner: (a) The name and place of residence of the petitioner; (b) The name, sex, date and place of birth and residence of the child; (c) The basis for th…
19 GCA § 4305 Notice
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(a) After a petition has been filed, the court shall set the time and place for a hearing, and shall cause notice thereof to be given to the petitioner, the parents of the child, the guardian of the person of the child, the person having legal custody of the child, any individual…
19 GCA § 4306 Guardian Ad Litem
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When termination of the parent-child relationship is sought under § 4303(b)(4), the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the alleged incompetent parent. The court may, in any other case, appoint a guardian ad litem, as may be deemed necessary or desirable, for any party. S…
19 GCA § 4307 Social Study Prior to Disposition
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Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall direct that a social study be made either by social service personnel attached to the court or by the Division and that a report in writing of such study be submitted to the court prior to the hearing, except that where the Division …
19 GCA § 4308 Hearing
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(a) Cases under this Article shall be heard by the court without a jury. The hearing may be conducted in an informal manner and may be adjourned from time to time. Stenographic notes or mechanical recording of the hearing shall be required as in other civil cases in the court unl…
19 GCA § 4309 Decree
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Every order of the court terminating the parent-child relationship or transferring legal custody or guardianship of the person of the child or providing for protective supervision of the child shall be in writing and shall recite the findings upon which such order is based. Such …
19 GCA § 4310 Effect of Decree
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An order terminating the parent-child relationship shall divest the parent and the child of all legal rights, privileges, duties and obligations, including rights of inheritance, with respect to each other. SOURCE: CC §231.10 enacted by P.L. 13-133:2 (Feb. 3, 1976).
19 GCA § 4311 Court Costs
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All court costs including costs of giving notice and advertising shall be paid by the petitioners. The court, however, may suspend such costs where payment would work a hardship on the petitioner or would be otherwise inappropriate. SOURCE: CC § 231.11 enacted by P.L. 13-133:2 (F…
19 GCA § 4312 Records
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(a) The files and records of the court in any proceedings had under this Article shall be kept in a separate locked file and shall be withheld from public inspection, but shall be opened to inspection by persons having a legitimate interest in the case and their attorneys and by …
19 GCA § 4313 Termination Decrees of Other States
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When the relationship of parent and child has been terminated by judicial decree in a state, such decree shall have the same force and effect as to matters within the jurisdiction of Guam as though it had been granted by a court of Guam. SOURCE: CC § 231.13 enacted by P.L. 13-133…
19 GCA § 4401 Action to Determine Parental Relation
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An action may be brought in the Superior Court for the purpose of having declared the existence or non-existence between the parties of the relation of parent and child, by birth or adoption. SOURCE: CC § 235 enacted by P.L. 15-063:1 (Feb. 3, 1976). NOTE: Chapter III, Title II, P…