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Terms Used In 15 Guam Code Ann. § 731

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
The bequest shall be to a designated adult person or trust company qualified to act as a fiduciary under the law of the territory of Guam with the words, in substance, “as custodian for (name of minor) under the Guam Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.” Failure to name a qualified custodian shall not invalidate the bequest as a bequest permitted by this Article. A variation in the wording of the bequest from the wording set forth in this Section shall be disregarded if the testator‘s intent to make a bequest pursuant to this Article 1ppears from the will as a whole or in the wording of the bequest.

SOURCE: California Probate Code, § 186.2.