6 Guam Code Ann. § 4214
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Terms Used In 6 Guam Code Ann. § 4214
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The effect of a judicial record of a state, territory, commonwealth, possession or trust territory of the United States and the District of Columbia is the same in Guam as in the place where it was made, except that it can only be enforced in Guam by an action, and except, also, that the authority of a guardian or a committee, or of an executor or administrator, does not extend beyond the jurisdiction of the Government under which the person was invested with his authority.
SOURCE: CCP § 1913 modified.
SOURCE: CCP § 1913 modified.
COMMENT: Commonwealths of the United States and the Trust Territory are added to the coverage of this Section.