Title 15 — Estates and Probate
51 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
15 GCA § 901 Succession to Separate Property Controlled by This Chapter;
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Effect of Contracts and Other Portions of Title. The separate property of a person who dies without disposing of it by will is succeeded to and must be distributed as hereinafter provided in this Chapter, subject to the limitation of any applicable marriage or other contract, and…
15 GCA § 903 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse and
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Issue. (a) If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and only one child, or a surviving spouse and the lawful issue of only one deceased child, the decedent's separate estate goes one-half (2) to such surviving spouse and one-half (2) to such child or issue. (b) In any of the fol…
15 GCA § 905 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Issue But No Surviving
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Spouse. If the decedent leaves no surviving spouse, but leaves issue, the whole of the decedent's separate estate goes to such issue; and if all of COL120106 the descendants are in the same degree of kindred to the decedent they share equally, otherwise they take by right of repr…
15 GCA § 907 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No
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Issue. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse, but no issue, the decedent's separate estate goes one-half (2) to such surviving spouse and one-half (2) to the decedent's parents in equal shares; or if either is dead to the survivor; or if both are dead to their issue and the i…
15 GCA § 909 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No
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Family. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and neither issue, parent, brother, sister, nor descendant of a deceased brother or sister, the whole of the decedent's separate estate goes to such surviving spouse. SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 224; California Probate …
15 GCA § 911 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Neither Surviving
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Spouse Nor Issue. If the decedent leaves neither issue nor surviving spouse, the decedent's separate estate goes to the decedent's parents in equal shares; or if either is dead, to the survivor; or if both are dead, in equal shares to the decedent's brothers and sisters and to th…
15 GCA § 913 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Neither Surviving
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Spouse, Issue Nor Immediate Family. If the decedent leaves neither issue, spouse, parent, brother, sister, nor descendant of a deceased brother or sister, the decedent's separate estate goes to the decedent's next of kin in equal degree, excepting that, when there are two or more…
15 GCA § 915 Distribution of Estate of Minor Unmarried Decedent
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(a) If the decedent dies a minor, never having been married, and without issue, all the estate that came to the decedent by succession from either of the decedent's parents goes in equal shares to the other children of such parent and to the issue of any other of such children wh…
15 GCA § 917 Distribution of Community Property Acquired From
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Decedent's Predeceased Spouse Where Decedent Leaves Neither Spouse Nor Issue. (a) If the decedent leaves neither spouse nor issue, and the decedent's estate or any portion thereof was the community property of the decedent and a previously deceased spouse of the decedent, and bel…
15 GCA § 919 Distribution of Former Separate Property of Decedent's
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Previously Deceased Spouse. (a) If the decedent leaves neither spouse nor issue, and the decedent's estate or any portion thereof was the separate property of a previously deceased spouse of the decedent, and came to the decedent from such previously deceased spouse by gift, desc…
15 GCA § 921 When Property Received From Previously Deceased Spouse is
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Distributed to Next of Kin. If there is no one to succeed to any portion of the portion of the property in any of the contingencies provided for in Sections 917 and 919 of this Title, according to the provisions of those Sections, such portion goes to the next of kin of the deced…