§ 901 Succession to Separate Property Controlled by This Chapter; Effect of Contracts and Other Portions of Title
§ 903 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse and\r\nIssue
§ 905 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Issue But No Surviving\r\nSpouse
§ 907 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No\r\nIssue
§ 909 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Surviving Spouse But No\r\nFamily
§ 913 Distribution Where Decedent Leaves Neither Surviving\r\nSpouse, Issue Nor Immediate Family
§ 915 Distribution of Estate of Minor Unmarried Decedent
§ 917 Distribution of Community Property Acquired From Decedent\’s Predeceased Spouse Where Decedent Leaves Neither Spouse Nor Issue
§ 921 When Property Received From Previously Deceased Spouse is\r\nDistributed to Next of Kin
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 15 > Chapter 9 - Succession to Separate Property

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.