Duty of Presiding Judge on Receipt of Deposited Will

(a)The Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Guam, upon the delivery to him of a deposited will under the provisions of Section 303(b) of this Title, shall forthwith publicly open the envelope in which the will COL120106 CH. 3 DEPOSIT OF WILLS is contained, examine the will, and file the will in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam. Such will shall remain filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam until duly proved, or until jurisdiction is lawfully established in some other court as the proper venue for probate.

(b)Within ten

(10)calendar days after the filing of a will in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam as provided in subsection

(a)of this Section, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam shall, to the extent practicable, give notice of such filing to all executors named in such will, to all devisees, legatees and trustees named in such will, and to all known heirs of the decedent, by registered mail.