{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-5129","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 5129","heading":"Construction of this Chapter.","body":"This Chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that each child within the jurisdiction of the court shall receive such care, guidance and control, preferably in his home, as will enhance the child's welfare and be in the best interest of Guam, and then when such child is removed from the control of his parents the court shall secure care as nearly as possible equivalent to that which should have been given to him by them.","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":"fbd9d09ec285e85cf1b34227d0a12a522449f1b0ecfbd365ebb4de0837267ab9","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-5128","next":"us-gu/19-gca-5130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}