Title 19 — Personal Relations

As used in this Article: (a) Conciliation jurisdiction means domestic relation jurisdiction in the Superior Court in any serious domestic disturbance between the spouses which may, unless reconciliation or a settlement of the disturbance is effected, result in the dissolution or …

The Superior Court may exercise conciliation jurisdiction and obtain, use and provide conciliation services. After conciliation jurisdiction has been established, the Superior Court may at any time determine that the COL120106 need for such service does not warrant its continuanc…

Within ninety (90) days of enactment of this Section, the Superior Court of Guam shall develop a packet of materials explaining to the parties the possible alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") alternatives available to the parties in order for them to reconcile their domestic d…

(a) The Superior Court may obtain conciliation services by: (1) Employing or contracting for counselors and other personnel; or (2) Contracting or entering into agreements with public or private agencies to provide conciliation services to the court. (b) Subject to appropriation,…

(a) Whenever any domestic relations suit is commenced in the Superior Court, the court may, in its discretion, exercise conciliation jurisdiction over the controversy and over the parties thereto and all persons having any relation to the controversy. If, within forty-five (45) d…

(a) Whenever either spouse or both spouses file in the Superior Court a petition requesting the court to exercise conciliation jurisdiction with respect to a disturbance existing between the spouses, the court shall exercise conciliation jurisdiction over the disturbance and over…

When the Superior Court undertakes to exercise conciliation jurisdiction, it shall refer the matter to the conciliation services provided by the court. The court shall cause notice to be given to the spouses of the undertaking to exercise conciliation jurisdiction and the authori…

Whenever the Superior Court determines that the conciliation services provided by it are not adequate for the proper disposition of all matters that may be referred to the services, the court, by rule, may restrict the services provided but shall give priority to disturbances in …

(a) The Superior Court, with the consent of the spouses, may make orders with respect to the conduct of the spouses and with respect to the subject of the controversy or disturbance as it considers necessary to preserve the marriage or to implement the reconciliation of the spous…

(a) All hearings, conferences and other proceedings held pursuant to the court's exercise of conciliation jurisdiction shall be held in private and COL120106 all persons other than officers of the court, conciliation services personnel, the spouses, their counsel and witnesses sh…

Persons performing conciliation services shall have minimum educational and experience qualifications of a master's degree in the behavioral sciences; or a bachelor's degree and one (1) year's graduate training, both in the behavioral sciences plus two (2) year's recognized case …

of Cases Prohibited. The Superior Court of Guam shall not order parties into conciliation or mediation when either party asserts that family violence has occurred. The Court shall make available conciliation or mediation services for resolution of the issues in a petition for an …