{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-4216","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 4216","heading":"Abatement.","body":"In the event of the death of the petitioner, the proceeding shall abate and the petition for adoption shall be dismissed, but where there are two petitioners and one of the petitioners dies, the proceeding shall continue uninterrupted as if the death had not occurred.","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":"0cf1c949e6b700ca3055476b1f695cd7ce8b6ca49579f1db436d5f588be10799","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-4215","next":"us-gu/19-gca-4217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}