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

19 GCA § 4216: Abatement.

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Title 19: Personal Relations
Division 1 - Persons & Personal Relations
Chapter 4: Parent and Child
ARTICLE 2: CHILDREN BY ADOPTION

In the event of the death of the petitioner, the proceeding shall abate and the petition for adoption shall be dismissed, but where there are two petitioners and one of the petitioners dies, the proceeding shall continue uninterrupted as if the death had not occurred.

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