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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

15 GCA § 1313: Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Hearing; Determination of Order of Death; Jurisdiction.

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  1. Title 15: Estates and Probate
  2. Division 2 - Succession and Simultaneous Death
  3. Chapter 13: Simultaneous Death

At the time appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1311 of this Title, the Superior Court of Guam, upon proof that due notice of the hearing has been given pursuant to the provisions of Section 1311 of this Title, shall proceed to hear the petition and any objections thereto that may have been filed or presented; and if, after a full hearing, the Superior Court of Guam is satisfied that the named persons are dead and that there is no sufficient evidence that they died other than simultaneously, it shall make an order to that effect. If the Superior Court of Guam is satisfied that the named persons are dead and that they did not die simultaneously, then the Superior Court of Guam shall make an order setting forth the order in which such persons died. Such order when it becomes final shall be a binding determination of the facts therein set forth and conclusive as against the personal representatives of the deceased persons named in such order and against all persons claiming by, through or under any such deceased persons. The Superior Court of Guam shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine, by its order, that there is no sufficient evidence that the named persons died otherwise than simultaneously or to determine the order in which the named persons died.

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