Chamorro Custom: Ancestors' Land

Chamorro Custom: Ancestors’ Land. Ancestors’ land passes in intestacy in the following manner: (a) The surviving spouse obtains a life estate, with the issue obtaining a vested remainder in fee simple by representation. (b) If there is no surviving spouse, the surviving issue of the decedent obtain all of the properties by representation. (c) If there is no issue, the surviving spouse obtains a life estate, with the remainder to the decedent’s siblings, or if they are not living, to their issue, by representation. (d) If the decedent is unmarried and without issue at the time of death, decedent’s land passes to his siblings, or if they are not living, to their issue by representation. Source: PL 3-106, ch. 9, § 2. Commission Comment: The Commission inserted a colon in place of a dash in the heading of this section to conform the heading to the style used elsewhere in the Code. According to PL 3-90, § 7(a) (reprinted in the preface material, prior to title 1), “section headings . . . do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this Code.”