§ 101 Disposition of Separate Property and Body by Will
§ 103 Disposition of Community Property by Will
§ 105 Denial of Probate and Voiding of Revocation Due to Duress, Menace, Fraud or Undue Influence
§ 107 Validity of Conjoint or Mutual Will; Revocation of Same
§ 109 Validity of Conditional Will
§ 111 Codicil as Republication of Will
§ 113 Validity of Foreign Wills; Special Provisions for Wills Made in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
§ 115 Persons and Entities to Whom Disposition May be Made by\r\nWill
§ 117 Time of Making and Vesting of Testamentary Dispositions
§ 119 Plural Devisees or Legatees Take as Owners in Common
§ 121 No Person Convicted of Testator\’s Murder or Manslaughter to be Devisee or Legatee; Exception

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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 15 > Chapter 1 - Who May Make and Take By a Will

  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.