{"data":{"id":"us-gu/15-gca-809","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"15 GCA § 809","heading":"Lineal Consanguinity Defined.","body":"Lineal consanguinity, or the direct line of consanguinity, is the relationship between persons one of whom is a descendant of the other. The direct line of consanguinity is divided into a direct line descending, which connects a person with those who descend from such person, and a direct line ascending, which connects a person with those from whom such person descends. In the direct line there are as many degrees as there are generations. Thus a child is, with regard to such child's parents, in the first degree; a grandchild, with regard to such grandchild's grandparent, in the second degree; and vice-versa as to the parent and grandparent with regard to their respective children and grandchildren.","path":["Title 15: Estates and Probate","Division 2 - Succession and Simultaneous Death","Chapter 8: Succession and Securities Transfer","ARTICLE 1"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/15gc008.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:31:48Z","sha256":"a7a757af117bc73599b2ca412b6bdbcb63a01643beec0ddf12f3b582df14be5d","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/15-gca-807","next":"us-gu/15-gca-811"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}