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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 39202

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
) Except as otherwise provided in section 39204, a court of Guam which has made a child-custody determination consistent with sections

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7 Guam Code Ann. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CH. 39 UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

39201 or 39203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

(1) a court of Guam determines that neither the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with Guam and that substantial evidence is no longer available in Guam concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or

(2) a court of Guam or a court of another State determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in Guam.

(b) A court of Guam which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 39201.

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