19 Guam Code Ann. § 6102
Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 6102
- 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.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(1) a debt contracted or incurred by a spouse before marriage or after entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage;
(2) a debt contracted or incurred by a spouse after entry of a decree entered pursuant to § 8401 of this Title unless the decree provides otherwise;
(3) a debt designated as a separate debt of a spouse by a judgment or decree of any court having jurisdiction;
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(4) a debt contracted by a spouse during marriage which is identified by a spouse to the creditor in writing at the time of its creation as the separate debt of the contracting spouse; or
(5) a debt which arises from a tort committed by a spouse before marriage or after entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage, a tort committed by one spouse against the other spouse or a separate tort committed during marriage.
(b) Community debt means a debt contracted or incurred by either or both spouses during marriage which is not a separate debt.
(c) As used in Paragraph (5) of Subsection (a) of this Section, separate tort means an act or omission which occurred while the married person was performing an activity not for the benefit of the community.
SOURCE: CC § 156 enacted by P.L. 15-113:2.