§ 1101 Disposition of Property Acquired While Domiciled Outside\r\nGuam or In Exchange Therefor
§ 1103 Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will
§ 1105 Election of Surviving Spouse to Take Under or Against Will, Requasi-Community Property

Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 15 > Chapter 11 - Disposition of "Quasi-Community" Property

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.