§ 1501 Delivery of Will After Death
§ 1503 Who May Petition For Probate of Will
§ 1507 Contents of Original Petition for Probate of Will; Incorrect\r\nStatement of Jurisdictional Facts Not a Bar to Court\’s Jurisdiction
§ 1509 Offer to Probate of Foreign Wills
§ 1511 Procedure for Admission of Foreign Wills to Probate; Notice
§ 1513 Order to Produce Will; Confinement to Jail for Refusal to Produce; Court Has Power to Enforce Production of Wills and Attendance of Witnesses
§ 1515 Notice of Hearing on Petition for Probate of Will and for\r\nLetters
§ 1517 Service of Notice Upon Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Named\r\nExecutors
§ 1519 Proof of Witnessed Will in Uncontested Proceedings
§ 1523 Proof of Holographic Will
§ 1527 Record of Entry of Admission of Will to Probate; Translation of Wills
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 15 > Chapter 15 - Probate of Wills

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.