15 Guam Code Ann. § 3203
Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 3203
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
15 Guam Code Ann. ESTATES AND PROBATE
CH. 32 DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP OR ENTITLEMENT TO
DISTRIBUTION; ESTABLISHING FACT OF DEATH
(a) At the time appointed for the hearing referred to in Section 3201 of this Title, the Superior Court shall hear the petition referred to in Section 3201 of this Title and any objection thereto that may have been presented, and shall determine and set forth in its decree who are the heirs of the decedent or are entitled to distribution of the decedent’s estate, and shall specify in its decree the interest of each.
(b) When the decree referred to in subsection (a) of this Section becomes final, it shall be conclusive upon the matters determined, both during the remainder of the administration and upon any subsequent proceeding for distribution.
SOURCE: Subsection (a): Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1081. Subsection (b): Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1082.
COMMENT: See Comment to § 3205, infra.