{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-31201","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 31201","heading":"Necessity of Consideration.","body":"Where a guaranty is entered into at the same time with the original obligation, or with the acceptance of the latter by the guarantee, and forms with that obligation a part of the consideration to him, no other consideration need exist. In all other cases, there must be a consideration distinct from that of the original obligation.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 2 - Commercial and Business Obligations","Part 1 - Third-Party Obligations","Chapter 31: Guaranty","ARTICLE 2: CREATION OF GUARANTY"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc031.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:55:58Z","sha256":"ff4f0fecb6969bb9d2b29ab0fbd91115af6fe179ad2b2c4c39517e3132f4da46","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-31102","next":"us-gu/18-gca-31202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}