7 Guam Code Ann. § 35108
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 35108
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Whenever any money in litigation in the court having jurisdiction or other money deposited in connection with such litigation is deposited with the Treasurer of Guam, and five years thereafter it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court or judge, by affidavit or testimony taken in open court, that said money has not been, and cannot be paid out because the owner thereof cannot be found, the money devolves and escheats to the Government of Guam.
SOURCE: CCP § 1274a.
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