§ 8101 Annulling Marriages Generally
§ 8102 Commencement of Action
§ 8103 Annulment and Legitimacy of Children
§ 8104 Judgment
§ 8219 Irreconcilable Differences
§ 8201 Marriage, How Dissolved
§ 8202 Decree of Dissolution
§ 8203 Causes
§ 8204 Adultery
§ 8205 Extreme Cruelty
§ 8206 Desertion
§ 8207 Desertion, How Manifested
§ 8208 Fraud, Desertion
§ 8209 Absence, Cruelty; Not Desertion
§ 8210 Separation by Consent; Not Desertion
§ 8211 Desertion Generally
§ 8212 Consent Revocable
§ 8213 Desertion, Cured, Generally
§ 8214 Husband\’s Home
§ 8215 Husband, Decent Residence
§ 8216 Willful Neglect
§ 8217 Habitual Intemperance
§ 8218 Same, One Year
§ 8219 v2 Irreconcilable Differences
§ 8311 Revocation
§ 8301 Dissolution Denied; Showing
§ 8302 Connivance
§ 8303 Corrupt Consent
§ 8304 Collusion
§ 8305 Condonation
§ 8306 Requisite to Same
§ 8307 Condonation, What Implies
§ 8308 Condonation, Evidence
§ 8309 Condonation, When Can Only be Made
§ 8310 Void Condonation
§ 8311 v2 Revocation
§ 8312 Recrimination
§ 8313 Defense, Condonation
§ 8314 Dissolution, Denied, When
§ 8315 Time and Presumption
§ 8316 Presumption Denied
§ 8317 Limitations
§ 8318 Residence of Parties
§ 8319 Residence, Presumption of Jurisdiction
§ 8320 Default, When Allowed
§ 8321 Decision, Interlocutory Judgment
§ 8322 Final Decree of Divorce after Six (6) Months Period
§ 8323 Confidential Hearing
§ 8324 Records Sealed
§ 8407 Property Liable
§ 8401 Dissolution of Marriage Denied, Maintenance
§ 8402 Alimony, Permanent Support
§ 8403 Minors, Maintenance
§ 8404 Criteria and Procedure in Awarding Custody
§ 8404.1 Specialized Visitation Center for Victims of Family\r\nViolence
§ 8405 Family Support
§ 8406 Security, Maintenance, and Alimony
§ 8407 v2 Property Liable
§ 8408 Property Liable Generally
§ 8409 Legitimacy of Issue
§ 8410 Same
§ 8411 Disposition of Community Property
§ 8412 Same
§ 8414 Appealable Order
§ 8415 Decrees of Divorce and Annulments of Marriage; Transmission
§ 8416 Name Restoration in Final Decree
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 19 > Chapter 8 - Dissolution of Marriage

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
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  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
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  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.