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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 34144

  • 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.
the obligor does not request a hearing in the time provided, or if a hearing is held and it is determined that the obligee is entitled to income withholding under the local law of the jurisdiction which issued the support order, the court shall issue an income withholding order under § 34132 of this Chapter. The Department shall promptly notify the requesting agency, court or person of the date when withholding will
begin.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 18-017:39 (Oct. 5, 1985).