§ 25101 Action to Quiet Title to Real and Personal Property
§ 25102 When Plaintiff Cannot Recover Costs
§ 25103 Right of Plaintiff to Recover
§ 25104 When Value of Improvements Can be Allowed as a\r\nSet-Off
§ 25105 An Order May be Made to Allow a Party to Survey and Measure the Land in Dispute
§ 25106 Order, What to Contain, and How Served
§ 25107 A Mortgage Must Not be Deemed a Conveyance, Whatever its Terms
§ 25110 Action Not to be Prejudiced by Alienation Pending\r\nSuit
§ 25111 Determination of Adverse Claims to Real Property
§ 25112 Summons; Service, and Proof of Service
§ 25113 Judgment Must Not be Entered by Default; When\r\nEntered, is Conclusive
§ 25114 Receiving or Conveying Title to Real Property Under\r\nDifferent Names
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 21 > Chapter 25 - Actions to Determine Conflicting Claims to Real Property, and Other Provisions Relating to Actions Concerning Real Estate

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. 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.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.