Title 7, Judiciary and Civil Procedure

(a) The court shall be empowered to grant protection by appropriate order or approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of abuse of the plaintiff or minor children, which are not limited to, but may include: (1) directing the defendant to refrain from abusing the pl…

A copy of any order under this Chapter shall be issued to the plaintiff, the defendant and the Guam Police Department with appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the order or agreement. SOURCE: CCP § 1455.

(a) When the court closes for regular proceedings during the weekend or a holiday, a petition may be heard before the court in accordance with § 40105(a)(2) or (3) if the court deems it necessary to protect the plaintiff or minor children from abuse upon good cause shown in an ex…

Any proceeding under this Chapter shall be in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure and shall be in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies. SOURCE: CCP § 1457.

Upon violation of a protection order or a court approved consent agreement, the Superior Court may hold the defendant in contempt. SOURCE: CCP § 1458. CROSS-REFERENCE: See 10 GCA Chapter 2 for the law establishing the Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services units …

For purposes of this Article: (a) Family violence means any act or conduct described in 9 GCA, Chapter 30, § 30.10(a); (b) Sexual assault means any act or conduct described in 9 GCA, Chapter 25, §§ 25.15, 25.20, 25.25, 25.30, and 25.35; (c) Stalking means any act or conduct descr…

Nothing in § 40201 of this Article shall be construed to require a criminal conviction in order for an act or conduct to constitute family violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

(a) The court may issue an order requiring a wireless telecommunications service provider, without charge, penalty, or fee, to: (1) transfer the billing authority and all rights to the wireless telephone number or numbers of a shared wireless plan to a victim of family violence, …