{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-35204","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 35204","heading":"Simultaneous Proceedings.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 3 - Legal and Consumer Affairs","Chapter 35: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","ARTICLE 2: JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/5gc035.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:21:08Z","sha256":"a683324e30b50625c9abbf777f7efbd333b8b57022db1b6c6ed03e5a11873702","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-35203","next":"us-gu/5-gca-35205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}