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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 34147

  • 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.
y person who is the obligor of a support order of another jurisdiction may obtain voluntary income withholding by filing with the Superior Court a request for such withholding and a certified copy of the support order of that jurisdiction. The court shall issue an income withholding order under § 34144 of this Chapter. Payment shall be made to the Clerk of Court who shall forward the money to the appropriate court or agency in the appropriate jurisdiction.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 18-017:42 (Oct. 5, 1985).