19 Guam Code Ann. § 8411
Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 8411
- 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.
COL 6/21/2023
19 Guam Code Ann. PERSONAL RELATIONS
CH. 8 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
(a) If the decree be rendered on the ground of adultery or extreme cruelty, the community property shall be assigned to respective parties in such proportions as the court, from all the facts in the case, and the condition of the parties, may deem just.
(b) If the decree be rendered on any other ground than that of adultery or extreme cruelty, the community property shall be equally divided between the parties.
(c) If a homestead has been selected from the community property, it may be assigned to the innocent party, either absolutely, or for a limited period, subject in the latter case to the future disposition of the court, or it may in the discretion of the court be divided, or be sold and the proceeds divided.
(d) If a homestead has been selected from the separate property of either, it shall be assigned to the former owner of such property, subject to the power of the court to assign it for a limited time to the innocent party.
SOURCE: CC § 146.