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7 GCA § 21607

Judgment a Lien Upon Recording of Abstract

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
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An abstract of the judgment or decree of any court of record of Guam, or of the United States, the enforcement of which has not been stayed on appeal, certified by the clerk of the Court where such judgment or decree was rendered, may be filed with the Director of Land Management and from such filing the judgment or decree becomes a lien upon all the real property of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, owned by him at the time, or which he may afterwards and before the lien expires acquire. Such lien continues for five

(5)years from the date of entry of the judgment or decree, unless the enforcement of the judgment or decree is stayed on appeal by the execution of a sufficient undertaking as provided in this Title, or by statutes of the United States, in which case the lien of the judgment or decree, or any lien or liability now existing or hereafter created by virtue of an attachment that has been issued and levied in the action, unless otherwise by statutes of the United States provided, ceases, or upon an undertaking on COL4122017 CH. 21 TRIAL & JUDGMENTS release of attachment, or unless the judgment or decree is previously satisfied, or the lien otherwise is discharged. The abstract above-mentioned shall contain the following: Title of the Court and cause and number of the action; Date of entry of the judgment or decree; Names of the judgment debtor and of the judgment creditor; Amount of the judgment or decree; and where entered in judgment roll.

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