19 Guam Code Ann. § 13300
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Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 13300
- 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.
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19 Guam Code Ann. PERSONAL RELATIONS
CH. 13 CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT
The Family Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in a child protective proceeding concerning any child who was or is found within Guam at the time such facts and circumstances occurred, are discovered, or are reported to the Department, which facts and circumstances constitute the basis for the finding that the child has been harmed or is subject to threatened harm as defined in § 13201.