4 GCA § 8166
Right to Annuity
View official PDF ↗(a)It is the intention of this Chapter that rights to retirement funds, disability or survivor’s annuities or benefits, death benefits, or refund of whatever kind, not be attached by judicial proceeding, or assigned, or transferred for payment of any debt, except for:
(1)Court ordered child support and child support arrears; or
(2)Retirement benefits awarded by court order. Not more than fifty percent (50%) of a member’s retirement benefits may be paid to a prior spouse, and only if it is court ordered. In addition, in order for a prior spouse to receive a portion of a member’s retirement, the parties must have been married for a least ten
(10)years during the period the member accrued retirement benefits.
(b)A prior spouse may receive a court ordered retirement portion only at the time funds are released to a member.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 22-99 § 11 — introduced as Bill 373-22 · introduced by Pilar C. Lujan + 1 cosponsor
- Amended by P.L. 24-193 § 2 — introduced as Bill 570-24 · introduced by Felix P. Camacho + 5 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 26-148 § 11 — introduced as Bill 214-26
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2007 Guam 13 — Jesse J. Rojas, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geraldine C. Rojas, Defendant-Appellant (2007) · cited at ¶4
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.