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Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 31103

  • 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.
No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary shall be valid unless made in writing by the person by whom the said the said wages or salary are earned and no assignment of, or order for, wages or salary made by a

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19 Guam Code Ann. PERSONAL RELATIONS
CH. 31 PARTICULAR KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

married person shall be valid unless the written consent of the husband or wife of the person making such assignment or order is attached to such assignment or order; and no assignment or order for wages or salary of a minor shall be valid unless the written consent of a parent or the guardian of such minor is attached to such order or assignment. No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary shall be valid unless at the time of the making thereof, such wages or salary have been earned, except for the necessities of life and then only to the person or persons furnishing such necessities of life directly and then only for the amount needed to furnish such necessities. Any power of attorney to assign or collect wages or salary shall be revocable at any time by the maker thereof.
SOURCE: CC ‘955.

CROSS-REFERENCES: The law on wage assignments has need modified consider- ably in the Fair Labor Standards Act of Guam (to be codified in Title 22 Guam Code Ann.) and in the laws respecting Enforcement of Child Support (5 Guam Code Ann., Chapter 34).