{"data":{"id":"us-gu/15-gca-605","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"15 GCA § 605","heading":"Every Expression Given Some Effect; Preference for Avoiding Total Intestacy.","body":"The words of a will are to receive an interpretation which will give to every expression some effect, rather than one which will render any of the expressions inoperative; and of two modes of interpreting a will, that is to be preferred which will prevent a total intestacy.","path":["Title 15: Estates and Probate","Division 1 - Wills","Chapter 6: Interpretation of Wills; Effects of Certain Provisions; Conditions and Remainders; Legacies and Interest"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/15gc006.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:31:28Z","sha256":"da93b1a2efb97fd0d565133dd82c3a1ae7874626ae5b625d4089f09ff8b02c3c","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/15-gca-603","next":"us-gu/15-gca-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}