{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-5112","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 5112","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a) All cases of children shall be dealt with by the court at separate hearings without a jury. The hearing shall be conducted in an informal manner, and may be adjourned, from time to time. Stenographic notes or other transcript of the hearing shall be required. The general public shall excluded and only such person admitted as the judge shall find to have a direct interest in the case or in the work of the court. The presence of the child in court may be waived by the court at any stage of the proceedings. Any child may be represented by legal counsel and the Attorney General may take part in any hearing.\n(b) In all hearings arising out of § 5103(a)(4), the court shall conduct the hearings pursuant to the Guam Rules of Evidence, and other safeguards required by the constitution of the United States and the Organic Act of Guam, but the court may waive provisions of the Rules of Evidence as it deems necessary considering the age and intelligence of any child who may be called as a witness in the proceedings.","path":["Title 19: Personal Relations","Division 1 - Persons \u0026 Personal Relations","Chapter 5: Family Court Act"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/19gc005.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T04:02:58Z","sha256":"6d4d3708a064ea459e5d0719f5bbb92005cd3cb5656d38b9a79d5a05ee4c4439","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-5111","next":"us-gu/19-gca-5113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}