least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing on a petition for the probate of a will and for the grant of letters testamentary, or for letters of administration with the will annexed, filed in the first instance, a copy of the notice of such hearing must be served upon each heir of the testator, upon each devisee and legatee named in the will, and upon each

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person named in the will as an executor who is not petitioning, as follows:
(a) Personally, such personal service to be effected by the
Office of the Marshal of the Superior Court of Guam; or
(b) By registered mail, sent by the petitioner, postage prepaid, addressed to such person’s place of residence if known to the petitioner, and if not then to general delivery at the post office serving such person’s municipality (if such person resides in Guam) or to general delivery at the post office serving such person’s last known place of residence (if such person resides outside Guam.)
As used in this Section, Apost office@ includes subpost office,
substation, or other like facility regularly maintained by the United
States Postal Service, or under the authority of any foreign government.

SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 328; California Probate Code, § 328 (as amended); Guam Law Revision Commission.

COMMENT: Section 1517 defines with more particularity than did § 328 of the Probate Code of Guam (1970) the acceptable methods of service of the notice of hearing of an original petition for probate of a will. See § 717 of Title 1 for further
provisions concerning what constitutes Aregistered mail.@