{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-82502","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 82502","heading":"Modes of Novation.","body":"Novation is made:\n1. By the substitution of a new obligation between the same parties, with intent to extinguish the old obligation;\n2. By the substitution of a new debtor in place of the old one, with intent to release the latter; or\n3. By the substitution of a new creditor in place of the old one, with intent to transfer the rights of the latter to the former.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 3 - General Obligations","Part 1 - Obligations Defined","Chapter 82: Obligations Extinguished","ARTICLE 5: NOVATION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc082.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T04:00:38Z","sha256":"22e96faa3123e5c8c2c8572d19733b9eb1b897985ba95f0c20c3fedd6c64bf1d","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-82501","next":"us-gu/18-gca-82503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}