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V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-453 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-453. Jurisdiction

 The Court has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if: (1) The Virgin Islands is the respondent’s home state; (2) On the date the petition is filed, the Territory is a significant-connection state and: (A) The respondent does not have a home state, or a court of the respondent’s home state has declined to exercise jurisdiction because this Territory is a more appropriate forum; or (B) The respondent has a home state, a petition for an appointment or order is not pending in a court of that state or another significant-connection state, and, before the Family Division makes the appointment or issues the order: (i) a petition for an appointment or order is not filed in the respondent’s home state; (ii) an objection to the court’s jurisdiction is not filed by a person required to be notified of the proceeding; and; (iii) the Family Division concludes that it is an appropriate forum under the factors set forth in section 5-456; (3) This Territory does not have jurisdiction under either paragraph (1) or (2), the respondent’s home state and all significant-connection states have declined to exercise jurisdiction because this Territory is the more appropriate forum, and jurisdiction in the Territory is consistent with the Revised Organic of the Virgin Islands and the Constitution of the United States; or (4) The requirements for special jurisdiction under section 5-454 are met.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-454 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-454. Special jurisdiction

 (a) A court of the Virgin Islands lacking jurisdiction under section 5-453(1) through (3) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following: (1) appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present in this state; (2) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in the Virgin Islands; (3) appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 5-461. (b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in the Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the Court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-455 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-455. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction

 Except as otherwise provided in section 5-454, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-456 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-456. Appropriate forum

 (a) A court of the Virgin Islands having jurisdiction under section 5-453 to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b) If the Court declines to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (a), it shall either dismiss or stay the proceeding. The Court may impose any condition the Court considers just and proper, including the condition that a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order be filed promptly in another state. (c) In determining whether it is an appropriate forum, the Court shall consider all relevant factors, including: (1) any expressed preference of the respondent; (2) whether abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the respondent has occurred or is likely to occur and which state could best protect the respondent from the abuse, neglect, or exploitation; (3) the length of time the respondent was physically present in or was a legal resident of this or another state; (4) the distance of the respondent from the court in each state; (5) the financial circumstances of the respondent’s estate; (6) the nature and location of the evidence; (7) the ability of the court in each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present evidence; (8) the familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the proceeding; and (9) if an appointment were made, the court’s ability to monitor the conduct of the guardian or conservator.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-457 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-457. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct

 (a) If at any time the Court determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the Court may: (1) decline to exercise jurisdiction; (2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the respondent’s property or prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in a court of another state having jurisdiction; or (3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering: (A) the extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be notified of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction; (B) whether it is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other state under the factors set forth in section 5-456(c); and (C) whether the court of any other state would have jurisdiction under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of section 5-453. (b) If the Court determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because a party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct, it may assess against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness fees and expenses, and travel expenses. The Court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses of any kind against Government of the Virgin Islands or a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government unless authorized by law other than this part.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-458 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-458. Notice of proceeding

 If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in the Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of the Virgin Islands, notice of the petition must be given to those persons who would be entitled to notice of the petition if a proceeding were brought in the respondent’s home state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-459 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart II - Jurisdiction|§ 5-459. Proceedings in more than one state

 Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in the Virgin Islands under section 5-544(a)(1) or (a)(2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in the Virgin Islands and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply: (1) If the Family Division has jurisdiction under section 5-453, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction under provisions similar to section 5-453 before the appointment or issuance of the order. (2) If the Family Division does not have jurisdiction under section 5-453, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment or issuance of the order, the Family Division shall stay the proceeding and communicate with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state has jurisdiction, the Family Division shall dismiss the petition unless the court in the other state determines that the Family Division is a more appropriate forum.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-461 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart III - Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship|§ 5-461. Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state

 (a) A guardian or conservator appointed in the Virgin Islands may petition the Court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in the Virgin Islands for the appointment of a guardian or conservator. (c) On the Court’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the petition, the Court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a). (d) The Court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition to transfer a guardianship and shall direct the guardian to petition for guardianship in the other state if the Court is satisfied that the guardianship will be accepted by the court in the other state and the Family Division finds that: (1) the incapacitated person is physically present in or is reasonably expected to move permanently to the other state; (2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated person; and (3) plans for care and services for the incapacitated person in the other state are reasonable and sufficient. (e) The Court shall issue a provisional order granting a petition to transfer a conservatorship and shall direct the conservator to petition for conservatorship in the other state if the Court is satisfied that the conservatorship will be accepted by the court of the other state and the court finds that: (1) the protected person is physically present in or is reasonably expected to move permanently to the other state, or the protected person has a significant connection to the other state considering the factors in section 5-451(b); (2) an objection to the transfer has not been made or, if an objection has been made, the objector has not established that the transfer would be contrary to the interests of the protected person; and (3) adequate arrangements will be made for management of the protected person’s property. (f) The Court shall issue a final order confirming the transfer and terminating the guardianship or conservatorship upon its receipt of: (1) a provisional order accepting the proceeding from the court to which the proceeding is to be transferred which is issued under provisions similar to section 5-462; and (2) the documents required to terminate a guardianship or conservatorship in the Territory.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-462 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart III - Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship|§ 5-462. Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state

 (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to the Virgin Islands under provisions similar to section 5-461, the guardian or conservator must petition the Family Division to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and the Virgin Islands. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in the Virgin Islands. (c) On the Court’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the proceeding, the Court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a). (d) The Court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition filed under subsection (a) unless: (1) an objection is made and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or (2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in the Virgin Islands. (e) The Court shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or conservator in the Virgin Islands upon its receipt from the court from which the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under provisions similar to section 5-461 transferring the proceeding to the Virgin Islands. (f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the Court shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to Virgin Islands law. (g) In granting a petition under this section, the Court shall recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or conservator. (h) The denial by Court of a petition to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian or conservator in Virgin Islands under this article, if the Court has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-471 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart IV - Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States|§ 5-471. Registration of guardianship orders

 If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the Virgin Islands, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the Virgin Islands by filing, as a foreign judgment in the Court in any judicial division in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-472 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart IV - Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States|§ 5-472. Registration of protective orders

 If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in the Virgin Islands, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this Territory in the judicial division in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-473 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart IV - Registration and Recognition of Orders From Other States|§ 5-473. Effect of registration

 (a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this Territory all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of the Virgin Islands, including maintaining actions and proceedings in the Virgin Islands and, if the guardian or conservator is not a resident of the Virgin Islands, subject to any conditions imposed upon non-resident parties. (b) The Court may grant any relief available under this part and other law of the Virgin Islands to enforce a registered order.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-481 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart V - Applicability; Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 5-481. Applicability

 (a) This subpart applies to adult guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2017. (b) Subparts I, III, and IV and sections 5-482 and 5-483 apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2017, regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-482 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart V - Applicability; Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 5-482. Uniformity of application and construction

 In applying and construing this article, as a uniform law, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-483 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article V - Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property|Part 4A - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction|Subpart V - Applicability; Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 5-483. Relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

 This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 391 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Support of Relations|Subchapter II - Interstate Family-Support Act|Article A - General Provisions|§ 391. Short title

 This subchapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 393 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Support of Relations|Subchapter II - Interstate Family-Support Act|Article A - General Provisions|§ 393. Remedies cumulative

 (a) Remedies provided by this subchapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This subchapter does not: (1) provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of the Virgin Islands; or (2) grant a tribunal of the Virgin Islands jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this subchapter.
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 394 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Support of Relations|Subchapter II - Interstate Family-Support Act|Article A - General Provisions|§ 394. Application of subchapter to resident and foreign country and foreign support proceeding

 (a) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands shall apply Articles A through F and, as applicable, Article G, to a support proceeding involving: (1) a foreign support order; (2) a foreign tribunal; or (3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles A through F. (c) Omitted. (d) Article G applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article G is inconsistent with Articles A through F, Article G controls.