15 Guam Code Ann. § 4404
Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 4404
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(1) A transcript of the record of his appointment;
(2) That he has entered upon the discharge of his duties; and
(3) That he is entitled, by the laws of the jurisdiction in the country of his appointment, to the possession of the estate of the ward; or must produce and file a certificate, under the hand of the clerk and seal of the court having jurisdiction, in the country, state or territory of his resi- dence, of the estates of person under guardianship or of the highest court of such state, territory or country, attested, in the case of a foreign country, by a minister, consul or vice consul of the United States, resident in such country, that, by the laws of such country, the applicant is entitled to the custody of the estate of his ward, without the appointment of any court.
SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1573.