§ 43101 Homestead, Of What It Consists
§ 43102 From What Property It May Be Selected
§ 43103 Exempt From Forced Sale
§ 43104 Subject To, When
§ 43105 How Conveyed or Encumbered
§ 43106 How Abandoned
§ 43107 Same
§ 43108 Proceedings on Executions Against Homestead
§ 43109 Application
§ 43111 Hearing
§ 43112 Appraisers
§ 43113 Oaths
§ 43114 Duties of Appraisers
§ 43115 Report
§ 43116 Subdivision Impractical
§ 43117 Sale
§ 43118 Excess Bid
§ 43119 Proceeds
§ 43120 Exemption – Moneys Protected
§ 43121 Appraisers, Generally
§ 43122 Expenses
§ 43123 Who May Select Homestead, Value
§ 43124 Head of Family, Generally
§ 43125 Claim of Homestead on Property Previously Homesteaded Not\r\nDeemed Abandonment of Prior Homestead
§ 43201 Mode of Selection
§ 43202 Declaration of Homestead
§ 43203 Declaration Must Be Recorded
§ 43204 Disposition, Generally
§ 43205 Retroactive Effect of New Declaration on Property Purchased\r\nWith Proceeds of Former Homestead
§ 43301 Mode of Selection
§ 43302 Declaration of Homestead
§ 43303 Declaration Must Be Recorded
§ 43304 Effect of Recording Declaration
§ 43405 Reconciliation of Parties
§ 43402 Contents of Declaration
§ 43403 Head of Family Defined
§ 43404 When Land Becomes Homestead
§ 43405 v2 Reconciliation of Parties: Transformation of Married Person\’s Separate Homestead Into Joint Protection Homestead: Reduction of Exemption
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 21 > Chapter 43 - Homesteads

  • 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.
  • Descendent: One who is directly descended from another such as a child, grandchild, or great grandchild.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • head of a family: as used in this Chapter , includes within its meaning: (a) the husband or wife when the claimant is a married person. See
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.