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19 GCA § 4213

Decree

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 19 — Personal Relations
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If after the hearing and consideration of the report required by § 4210, the court is satisfied that the requirements of this Article have been met and that the adoption is in the best interests of the child, the court shall make an order granting the adoption. The order may change the name of the child to that of the petitioner. The order of the court shall be in writing and shall recite the findings upon which such order is based. Such order shall be conclusive and binding on all persons from the date of entry. The clerk of the court shall mail a copy of every adoption decree to the Office of Vital Statistics. The procedures specified in 10 GCA § § 3114 and 3115, shall be adhered to upon receipt of copy of adoption decree.

§ The story of this section

  1. Affected by P.L. 13-133 § 1 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

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