15 Guam Code Ann. § 305
Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 305
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
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15 Guam Code Ann. ESTATES AND PROBATE
CH. 3 DEPOSIT OF WILLS
is contained, examine the will, and file the will in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam. Such will shall remain filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam until duly proved, or until jurisdiction is lawfully established in some other court as the proper venue for probate.
(b) Within ten (10) calendar days after the filing of a will in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam as provided in subsec- tion (a) of this Section, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam shall, to the extent practicable, give notice of such filing to all executors named in such will, to all devisees, legatees and trustees named in such will, and to all known heirs of the decedent, by registered mail.
SOURCE: Subsection (a): Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 59. Subsection (b): Guam Law Revision Commission.
COMMENT: The Commission is of the opinion that notice should be given to all interested parties (or at least to those interested parties whose identities can be easily ascertained) upon the filing of a will in the office of the Clerk by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court under the provisions of subsection (a). Therefore, the Commission has added subsection (b), providing for such notice. See § 717 of Title 1 for further provisions concerning what constitutes “registered mail.”
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