19 Guam Code Ann. § 7101
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Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 7101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- 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.
As used in this Article:
(a) Conciliation jurisdiction means domestic relation jurisdiction in the Superior Court in any serious domestic disturbance between the spouses which may, unless reconciliation or a settlement of the disturbance is effected, result in the dissolution or annulment of the marriage or in the disruption of the household.
(b) Conciliation services means domestic relations counseling and related services obtained by the Superior Court exercising conciliation jurisdiction and used by the court in exercising that jurisdiction.
(c) Domestic relations suit means a suit for the dissolution of the marriage contract, annulment of the marriage or for separate maintenance.
SOURCE: CC ‘150.1.