Selected Statutes: Guam

(a) Guam Orders of Protection. Orders of Protection issued by the courts of Guam must be certified by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam and must be accorded full faith and credit in all jurisdictions in the United States, including territories, tribes and commonwealths.

(b) Foreign Orders of Protection.

(1) A certified copy of an order for protection or restraining order issued in another state or jurisdiction may be filed with the Clerk of Court of the Superior Court of Guam. The Clerk of Court must take the same action upon foreign orders as is taken with orders issued by a court of Guam.

SOURCE: 19 GCA § 14105(a).

(2) Any valid protection order relating to abuse or domestic violence issued in another state, territory, tribe, or commonwealth of the United States, and filed with the Clerk of Court in accordance with POR 9(b)(1), must be afforded full faith and credit by the courts of Guam and enforced as if issued by a court of Guam.

SOURCE: 19 GCA § 14105(b).

(3) At the request of a court of another state, or of a person who is affected by or has a legitimate interest in a foreign order for protection, the Clerk of Court must certify and forward a copy of the foreign order to the requesting party at no cost.

SOURCE: 19 GCA § 14105(c)(2).