15 Guam Code Ann. § 4107
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Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 4107
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
en a ward owns an undivided interest in real or personal property, the guardian of his estate may commence and prosecute an action for the partition thereof or may consent and agree to a partition thereof without action and to the part to be set off to his ward, and may execute deeds or conveyances to the owners of the remaining shares of the parts to which they may be respectively entitled, but in either case he must first obtain authority from the court having jurisdiction of the estate.
SOURCE: Probate Code of Guam (1970), § 1506.