{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-4204","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 4204","heading":"Prerequisite to Petition.","body":"Except when a petition is filed by a relative of the child within the second degree either by blood or affinity, no petition for adoption shall be entertained unless prior to the filing of the petition:\n(a) a decree of termination of the parent-child relation-ship with respect to each living parent of the child sought to be adopted has been entered; and\n(b) the child sought to be adopted has been placed for adoption with the petitioner by the Division.","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":"90e104ee40545204e907017627b6947ed8a85266960e4f40b0a1da2479dcf81f","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-4203","next":"us-gu/19-gca-4205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}