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March 12, 20264103. Who May Dispute
The presumption of legitimacy can be disputed only by the husband or wife, or the descendant of one or both of them. Illegitimacy, in such case, may be proved like any other fact.
Selected Statutes: Guam
- Title 5. Government Operations
- Title 7. Civil Procedure and Judiciary
- Division 3. Special Proceedings
- Chapter 34. Contempt of Court
- Chapter 40. Protection from Abuse
- Chapter 40A. Sexual Offense Protection Order
- 40A101. Definitions
- 40A102. Jurisdiction
- 40A103. Petition for Sexual Offense Protection Order
- 40A104. Fees Not Permitted
- 40A105. Hearing
- 40A106. Remedies
- 40A107. Ex Parte Temporary Order for Protection
- 40A108. Court Initiated Issuance of Sexual Offense Protection Orders
- 40A109. Notification to Enforce Protection Order
- Chapter 40B. Stalking Protection Order
- Division 3. Special Proceedings
- Title 8. Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 161. Compensation for Damages from Criminal Activities
- 161.50. Eligibility for Compensation
- 161.55. Violent Crimes
- 161.60. Award of Compensation
- 161.70. Recovery from Offender
- 161.71. Fines Imposed on Offenders
- 161.75. Eligibility for Compensation
- 161.80. Award of Compensation
- 161.85. Terms of Order
- 161.90. Limitations Upon Award of Compensation
- 161.95. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; When Payment Authorized
- Chapter 161. Compensation for Damages from Criminal Activities
- Title 9. Crimes and Corrections
- Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions; Definitions
- Chapter 19. Assault, Reckless Endangering, Terrorizing
- 19.20. Aggravated Assault; Defined & Punished.
- 19.30. Assault; Defined & Punished.
- 19.40. Reckless Conduct; Defined & Punished
- 19.60. Terrorizing; Defined & Punished
- 19.69. Definitions
- 19.70. Stalking
- 19.80. Strangulation; Defined & Punished.
- 19.81. Interfering with the Reporting of Family Violence; Defined & Punished
- Chapter 22. Kidnapping and Related Offenses
- Chapter 25. Sexual Offenses
- Chapter 28. Public Indecency
- Article 2. Obscenity and Related Offenses
- 28.90. Obscene, Anonymous, Harassing and Threatening Communications by Computer; Defined and Punished.
- 28.100. Illegal Use of a Computer or Telecommunications Device to Disseminate Prohibited Materials Involving a Minor-Sexting; Crime Defined and Punished.
- 28.102. Unlawful Distribution of Images; Exceptions; Definitions; and Penalties.
- Article 2. Obscenity and Related Offenses
- Chapter 30. Family Violence
- 30.10. Definitions
- 30.20. Family violence
- 30.21. Conditions of Release
- 30.30. Powers and duties of peace officers to arrest for crimes involving family violence; determination of primary aggressor; required report
- 30.31. Mandatory Confinement
- 30.32. Duties of Peace Officers to Victim of Family Violence; Required Notice to Victim.
- 30.40. Violation of a court order
- 30.50. Authority of peace officer to seize weapons
- 30.60. Disclosure of family violence shelter
- 30.90. Establishment and Requirement of the Domestic Abuse Response Team ("DART")
- 30.100. Maintenance of systematic records
- 30.300. Interfering with the Reporting of Family Violence.
- Chapter 31. Offenses Against the Family
- Chapter 46. Impersonation; Identity Theft; Defined & Punished
- Title 10. Health and Safety
- Title 19. Personal Relations
- Division 1. Persons & Personal Relations
- Chapter 1. Persons in General
- Chapter 4. Parent and Child
- Article 1. Children by Birth
- 4101. Legitimate Children
- 4102. Same; Out of Wedlock
- 4103. Who May Dispute
- 4104. Parent’s Obligation to Children
- 4105. Support
- 4105.1. Payments for Disabled Children and for Education
- 4106. Custody
- 4107. Living Separate; Rights Are Equal
- 4108. Exclusive Control, Decree Of
- 4109. Custody; Illegitimate Child
- 4110. Allowance to Parent
- 4111. Control of Child’s Property
- 4112. Remedy; Parental Abuse
- 4113. Parental Authority
- 4114. Deceased Parent’s Estate; Child’s Support
- 4115. Reciprocal Duty: Parents and Children
- 4116. Parent’s Liability For Necessaries of Child
- 4117. Same; Non-liability
- 4118. Stepchildren; Husband Not Liable
- 4119. Parents Supporting; Compensation
- 4120. Relinquishment of Custody and Services to Child
- 4121. Minor’s Wages
- 4122. Child’s Residence Follows Parent
- 4123. Wife Living Separate; Minor Children
- 4124. Legitimation of Children
- 4125. Birth Record
- 4126. Same; Duty to Record
- Article 1. Children by Birth
- Chapter 8. Dissolution of Marriage
- Article 2. Dissolution of Marriage
- 8204. Adultery
- 8205. Extreme Cruelty
- 8206. Desertion
- 8207. Desertion, How Manifested
- 8208. Fraud, Desertion
- 8209. Absence, Cruelty; Not Desertion
- 8210. Separation by Consent; Not Desertion
- 8211. Desertion Generally
- 8212. Consent Revocable
- 8213. Desertion, Cured, Generally
- 8214. Husband's Home
- 8215. Husband, Decent Residence
- 8216. Willful Neglect
- 8217. Habitual Intemperance
- 8218. Same, One Year
- 8219. Irreconcilable Differences
- Article 3. Causes for Denying Dissolution of Marriage
- Article 4. General Provisions
- Article 2. Dissolution of Marriage
- Chapter 14. Civil Orders for Protection
- Division 1. Persons & Personal Relations
- Court Rules.
- Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Local Rules of the Superior Court of Guam.
- Rules Governing Protection Order Cases
- POR 1. Protection Order Cases
- POR 10. Protective Order Registry
- POR 2. Filing and Costs of a Petition for an Order of Protection
- POR 3. Petition; Notice; Hearings; Order of Protection
- POR 4. Relief
- POR 5. Service of Orders of Protection and Show Cause Orders
- POR 6. Burden of Proof
- POR 7. Violations; Contempt Proceedings
- POR 8. Firearms; Surrender of Firearms and/or Ammunition
- POR 9. Enforcement of Orders of Protection
