7 Guam Code Ann. § 20407
Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 20407
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
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7 Guam Code Ann. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CH. 20 PROVISIONAL REMEDIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS
prescribed in § 20406 of this Article within a period of fifteen (15) days next following said recording in the Department of Land Management, then said lien shall cease at the expiration of said period of fifteen (15) days.
The attachment whether heretofore levied or hereafter to be levied, shall be a lien upon all real property attached for a period of one (1) year after the date of levy unless sooner released or discharged either as provided in this Chapter or by dismissal of the action; or by the filing with the Director of Land Management of an abstract of the judgment in the action. At the expiration of one (1) year the lien shall cease and any proceeding or proceedings against the property under the attachment shall be barred; provided, that upon motion of a party to the action, made not less than five (5) nor more than (60) days before the expiration of said period of one (1) year, the court in which the action is pending may extend the time of said lien for a period not exceeding one (1) year from the date on which the original lien would expire, and the lien shall be extended for the period specified in the order upon the recording, before the expiration of the existing lien, of a certified copy of the order with the Director of Land Management. The lien may be extended from time to time in the manner herein prescribed.
SOURCE: CCP § 542a.