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

15 GCA § 1709: Executor Who Removes From Guam: Automatic Appointment of Attorney for Service of Process.

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  1. Title 15: Estates and Probate
  2. Division 3 - Administration of Decedents’ Estates
  3. Chapter 17: Appointment of Executors and of Administrators with the Will Annexed

(a) Removal from and residence without Guam by an executor who was formerly a resident, is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by such executor of his Guam attorney of record to be his true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all lawful processes and notices of motion in any action or proceeding against such executor with respect to the estate or founded upon or arising out of his acts or omissions as such executor; provided, that if such executor has no Guam attorney of record, the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this subsection.

(b) Removal from and residence without Guam by an executor who was formerly a resident, and who has no Guam attorney of record, is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by such executor of the Attorney General of Guam to be his true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all lawful processes and notices of motion in any action or proceeding against such executor with respect to the estate or founded upon or arising out of his acts or omissions as such executor.

(c) The appointments referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be irrevocable for so long as such executor resides without Guam, and shall be binding upon the personal representative of such executor.

(d) As used in this Section, “Guam attorney of record” means an attorney at law, duly admitted to the practice of law in Guam, who has entered an appearance on behalf of the executor in the matter of the estate of a decedent or otherwise manifested to the satisfaction of the Superior Court of Guam that he represents the executor in such a matter.

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