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Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 1401

  • Probate: Proving a will
) Upon a person’s death, the title to such person’s property, real and personal, passes immediately to the person or persons to whom it is devised or bequeathed by such person’s last will, or, in the absence of such disposition, to the person or persons who succeed to such person’s estate as provided in Division 2 of this Title.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, and except as otherwise provided by law, all of such person’s property shall be subject to the possession of such person’s personal representative and to the control of the Superior Court of Guam for the purpose of administration, sale or other disposition under the provisions of Division 3 of this Title, and shall be chargeable with the expenses of administering such person’s estate, and the payment of such person’s debts and the allowance to such person’s family.
SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 300.