19 GCA § 8318
Residence of Parties
View official PDF ↗COL 6/21/2023 CH. 8 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
(a)A divorce or dissolution of marriage may be granted if one
(1)of the parties has been a resident of Guam for at least ninety
(90)days immediately preceding the filing of a complaint for divorce, or dissolution of marriage. For purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed a resident if one
(1)of the parties has been assigned with the U.S. Military to a unit on Guam or a ship home-ported in Guam for at least ninety
(90)days immediately preceding the filing of a complaint for divorce or dissolution of marriage or if one
(1)of the parties is physically present in Guam for at least ninety
(90)days immediately preceding the filing of a complaint for divorce or dissolution of marriage. Physical presence by one of the parties in Guam for a period of ninety
(90)days prior to filing of the action for divorce or dissolution of marriage shall give rise to a conclusive presumption of compliance with this Section.
(b)If both parties consent in writing to a divorce or dissolution of their marriage, a divorce or dissolution may be granted if one of the parties has resided in Guam for at least seven
(7)days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 13-165 § 3 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Affected by P.L. 17-81 § 26 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 19-34 § 28 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 27-129 § 1 — introduced as Bill 283-27 · introduced by F. Randall Cunliffe
- Amended by P.L. 28-93 § 2 — introduced as Bill 138-28 · introduced by Benjamin J.F. Cruz
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2023 Guam 10 — In the Matter of the Estate of Joaquin Cruz Leon Guerrero, Deceased (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · cited at ¶37
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.