15 Guam Code Ann. § 2715
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Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 2715
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
y person interested in the estate may appear and file written exceptions to the account, and contest the same. Upon the hearing, the personal representative may be examined on oath touching the account and the property and effects of the decedent, and the disposition thereof. All matters, including allowed claims not passed upon the settlement of any former account and not reduced to judgment, may be contested for cause shown. The Superior Court may appoint one or more referees to examine the accounts, and make report thereon, subject to confirmation; may allow a reasonable compensation to such referee or referees to be paid out of the estate; and may issue such other orders as the Superior Court may deem necessary to effect the provisions of this Section.
SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 927; California Probate Code, § 927 (as amended).
COMMENT: The last clause of § 2715 (A…and may issue such other orders…@, etc.) has been taken from the amended version of § 927 of the California Probate Code. Another clause, going to matters of state inheritance tax, was also added to the California version upon its amendment in 1976; as Guam has no such tax, however, that clause is unnecessary in Guam.