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Laws current as of October 30, 2024

What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Guam?

For purposes of getting a civil order of protection, domestic abuse is defined as when a family or household member commits one of the following acts:

  • causing or attempting to cause you bodily injury or serious bodily injury, with or without a deadly weapon;
  • placing you in fear of immediate (imminent) serious bodily injury by physically threatening or intimidating you (menacing); or
  • sexual abuse of a minor child.1

Note: The criminal definition of family violence under the law is slightly different than the civil definition explained above.2

1 7 Guam Code § 40101; see also the petition for an order of protection
2 9 Guam Code § 30.10(a)

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