15 Guam Code Ann. § 4110
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Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 4110
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Probate: Proving a will
A contract for attorney’s fees for services in litigation, made by or on behalf of a minor, is void unless the contract is approved by the court
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15 Guam Code Ann. ESTATES AND PROBATE
CH. 41 POWERS AND DUTIES
in which the litigation is pending or the court having jurisdiction of the estate of the minor, upon petition of any person in interest. When no such contract is approved, and a judgment is recovered by or on behalf of a minor, the attorney’s fees chargeable against the minor shall be fixed by the court rendering the judgment.
SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1509.