Same: Effect. — Guam Code § 4214
Guam Code § 4214 — Same: Effect.. Reproduced from the official Guam Code Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4214. Same: Effect.
(a) Upon entry of the decree of adoption, the relationship of
parent and child and all the legal rights, privileges, duties,
obligations and other legal consequences of the natural
relationship of child and parent shall thereafter exist between the
adopted child and the adoptive parents the same as though the
child were born to the adoptive parents in lawful wedlock. The
adopted child shall be entitled to inherit real and personal property
from and through the adoptive parents and the adoptive parents
shall be entitled to inherit real and personal property from and
through the adopted child the same as though the child were born
to the adoptive parents in lawful wedlock.
(b) Upon entry of the decree of adoption, the relationship of
parent and child between the adopted child and the persons who
were his parents just prior to the decree of adoption shall be
completely severed and all the legal rights, privileges, duties,
obligations and other legal consequences of the relationship shall
cease to exist, including the right of inheritance, except that where
the adoption is by the spouse of the child’s parent, the relationship
of the child to such parent shall remain unchanged by the decree
of adoption.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Guam Code Annotated § 4214
- Jurisdiction: Guam
- Code: Guam Code Annotated
- Subject: Same: Effect.
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