Purpose. — Guam Code § 4301

§ 4301. Purpose.

The purpose of this Article is to provide for voluntary

severance of the parent-child relationship and for substitution of

parental care and supervision by judicial process which will

safeguard the rights and interests of all parties concerned and

promote their welfare and that of Guam. Implicit in this Article is

the philosophy that wherever possible family life should be

strengthened and preserved and that the issue of severing the

parent-child relationship is of such vital importance as to require

a judicial determination in place of attempts as severance by

contractual arrangements, express or implied, for the surrender or

relinquishment of children. This judicial action is intended

primarily for those situations where other judicial remedies appear

inappropriate.