{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-4203","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 4203","heading":"Who May Adopt.","body":"The following persons if they are residents of Guam are eligible to adopt children:\n(a) the husband and wife jointly, or either the husband or wife if the other spouse is a parent of the child;\n(b) an unmarried adult;\n(c) a married adult who by judicial decree has been accorded the right to reside separate and apart from his or her spouse.","path":["Title 19: Personal Relations","Division 1 - Persons \u0026 Personal Relations","Chapter 4: Parent and Child","ARTICLE 2: CHILDREN BY ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/19gc004.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T04:02:28Z","sha256":"54ae5f52ec37ebcaf01d33c194271964dfdcd2508a3d1cc78ba93ab3e8ab2b32","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-4202","next":"us-gu/19-gca-4204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}