19 Guam Code Ann. § 13305
Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 13305
- 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.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Chapter shall be filed in the manner provided in this section:
(1) Petitions shall be entitled “”In the Interest of (name of child), A Minor,”” shall be verified and shall set forth with specificity:
(A) The facts which bring the child within this
Chapter;
(B) The name, age, birthdate, sex and residential address of the child;
(C) The names and last known residential addresses of the member or members of the child’s family required to be notified pursuant to § 13306, and other persons who are to be made parties to the child
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protective proceeding at the time of the filing of the petition; and
(D) Whether the child is under the temporary foster custody of the department and, if so, the type of temporary foster custody, the circumstances necessitating such care and the date the child was placed in such temporary foster custody.
(2) When any of the facts required by this section cannot be determined, the petition shall so state. The petition may be based on information and belief but in such case the petition shall state the basis of such information and belief.
(b) Petitions shall state that unless the family is willing and able to provide the child with a safe family home, even with the assistance of a service plan, within a reasonable period of time, their respective parental custodial duties and rights shall be subject to termination.
(c) The court may provide rules concerning the titles, filing, investigation, and the form and content of petitions and other pleadings and proceedings in cases under this Chapter, or any other matter arising in child protective proceedings.