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15 GCA § 2629

Enforcement of Examination of Person Suspected of

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 15 — Estates and Probate
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Embezzlement of Decedent's Property. If the person cited pursuant to the provisions of Section 2627 of this Title refuses to appear and submit to an examination, or to answer such interrogatories as may be put to him, touching the matters of the complaint made pursuant to the provisions of Section 2627 of this Title, the Superior Court of Guam, by warrant for that purpose, may commit such person to the jail, there to remain until he submits to the order of the Superior Court of Guam or is discharged according to law. If, upon such examination, it appears that he has embezzled, concealed, smuggled, or fraudulently disposed of any property of the decedent, or that he has in his possession or knowledge any of the papers or documents mentioned in Section 2627 of this Title, the Superior Court of Guam may make an order requiring him to disclose his knowledge thereof to the personal representative, and may commit him to the jail, there to remain until the order is complied with or he is discharged according to law. All such interrogatories and answers must be in writing, signed by the party examined, and filed in the Superior Court of Guam. In addition to the COL120106 CH. 26 INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT examination of the party, witnesses may be produced and examined on either side.

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.