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V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-107 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 1 - Short Title, Construction, General Provisions|§ 1-107. Evidence of Death or Status

 In addition to the rules of evidence in courts of general jurisdiction, the following rules relating to a determination of death and status apply: (1) Death occurs when an individual is determined to be dead under the Uniform Determination of Death Act, 19 V.I.C. § 869. (2) A certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporting to be issued by an official or agency of the place where the death purportedly occurred is prima facie evidence of the fact, place, date, and time of death and the identity of the decedent. (3) A certified or authenticated copy of any record or report of a governmental agency, domestic or foreign, that an individual is missing, detained, dead, or alive is prima facie evidence of the status and of the dates, circumstances, and places disclosed by the record or report. (4) In the absence of prima facie evidence of death under paragraph (2) or (3), the fact of death may be established by clear and convincing evidence, including circumstantial evidence. (5) An individual whose death is not established under the preceding paragraphs who is absent for a continuous period of five years, during which the individual has not been heard from, and whose absence is not satisfactorily explained after diligent search or inquiry, is presumed to be dead. The individual's death is presumed to have occurred at the end of the period unless there is sufficient evidence for determining that death occurred earlier. (6) In the absence of evidence disputing the time of death stated on a document described in paragraph (2) or (3), a document described in paragraph (2) or (3) that states a time of death 120 hours or more after the time of death of another individual, however the time of death of the other individual is determined, establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the individual survived the other individual by 120 hours.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-108 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 1 - Short Title, Construction, General Provisions|§ 1-108. Acts by Holder of General Power

 For the purpose of granting consent or approval with regard to the acts or accounts of a personal representative or trustee, including relief from liability or penalty for failure to post bond, to register a trust, or to perform other duties, and for purposes of consenting to modification or termination of a trust or to deviation from its terms, the sole holder or all co-holders of a presently exercisable general power of appointment, including one in the form of a power of amendment or revocation, are deemed to act for beneficiaries to the extent their interests, as objects, takers in default, or otherwise, are subject to the power.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-109 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 1 - Short Title, Construction, General Provisions|§ 1-109. Cost of Living Adjustment of Certain Dollar Amounts

 (a) In this section: (1) “CPI” means the Consumer Price Index (Annual Average) for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average — All items, reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor or its successor or, if the index is discontinued, an equivalent index reported by a federal authority. If no such index is reported, the term means the substitute index chosen by Bureau of Audit Control and (2) “Reference base index” means the CPI for calendar year 2010. (b) The dollar amounts stated in sections 2-102, 2-202(b), 2-402, 2-403, and 2-405 apply to the estate of a decedent who died in or after 2010, but for the estate of a decedent who died after 2010 these dollar amounts must be increased or decreased if the CPI for the calendar year immediately preceding the year of death exceeds or is less than the reference base index. The amount of any increase or decrease is computed by multiplying each dollar amount by the percentage by which the CPI for the calendar year immediately preceding the year of death exceeds or is less than the reference base index. If any increase or decrease produced by the computation is not a multiple of $100, the increase or decrease is rounded down, if an increase, or up, if a decrease, to the next multiple of $100, but for the purpose of section 2-405, the periodic installment amount is the lump sum amount divided by 12. If the CPI for 2009 is changed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the reference base index must be revised using the rebasing factor reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or other comparable data if a rebasing factor is not reported. (c) Before February 1, 2011 and before February 1 of each succeeding year, the Bureau of Internal Revenue shall publish a cumulative list, beginning with the dollar amounts effective for the estate of a decedent who died in 2011 of each dollar amount as increased or decreased under this section.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-301 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-301. Territorial Application

 Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title applies to (1) the affairs and estates of decedents, missing persons, and persons to be protected, domiciled in the Virgin Islands, (2) the property of nonresidents located in the Virgin Islands or property coming into the control of a fiduciary who is subject to the laws of the Virgin Islands, (3) incapacitated persons and minors in the Virgin Islands, (4) survivorship and related accounts in the Virgin Islands, and (5) trusts subject to administration in the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-302 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-302. Subject Matter Jurisdiction

 (a) To the full extent permitted by the Constitution and except as otherwise provided by law, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to: (1) Estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons; (2) Protection of minors and incapacitated persons; and (3) Trusts. (b) The Court has full power to make orders, judgments and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters that come before it. (c) The Court has jurisdiction over protective proceedings including jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings. (d) Where protective and guardianship proceedings relating to the same person have been initiated, they may be consolidated in any division of the Court as the Court in its discretion determines.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-303 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-303. Venue; Multiple Proceedings; Transfer

 (a) Where a proceeding under this Code could be maintained in more than one place in the Territory, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed. (b) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, ward, or trust are commenced in more than one court of the Virgin Islands, the court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court. (c) If a Court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in another Court of the Virgin Islands, the Court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to the other Court.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-304 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-304. Practice in Court

 Unless specifically provided to the contrary in this Code or unless inconsistent with its provisions, the rules of civil procedure including the rules concerning vacation of orders and appellate review govern formal proceedings under this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-305 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-305. Records and Certified Copies

 The Clerk of Court shall keep a record for each decedent, ward, protected person or trust involved in any document that may be filed with the court under this title, including petitions and applications, demands for notices or bonds, trust registrations, and of any orders or responses relating thereto by the Registrar or court, and establish and maintain a system for indexing, filing or recording which is sufficient to enable users of the records to obtain adequate information. Upon payment of the fees required by law the clerk shall issue certified copies of any probated wills, letters issued to personal representatives, or any other record or paper filed or recorded. Certificates relating to probated wills must indicate whether the decedent was domiciled in the Virgin Islands, and whether the probate was formal or informal. Certificates relating to letters must show the date of appointment.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-306 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-306. Jury Trial

 (a) If duly demanded, a party is entitled to trial by jury in a formal testacy proceeding and any proceeding in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which any party has a constitutional right to trial by jury. (b) If there is no right to trial by jury under subsection (a) or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-307 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-307. Registrar; Powers

 The acts and orders that this Code specifies as performable by the Registrar may be performed either by a judge or magistrate judge of the Court or by a person, including the clerk, designated by the Court by a written order filed and recorded in the office of the Court.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-308 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-308. Appeals

 Appellate review, including the right to appellate review, interlocutory appeal, provisions as to time, manner, notice, appeal bond, stays, scope of review, record on appeal, briefs, arguments and power of the appellate court, is governed by the rules applicable to the appeals to the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands in equity cases; except that in proceedings where jury trial has been had as a matter of right, the rules applicable to the scope of review injury cases apply.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-310 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 3 - Scope, Jurisdiction and Courts|§ 1-310. Oath or Affirmation on Filed Documents

 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code or by rule, every document filed with the Court under this Code including applications, petitions, and demands for notice, is deemed to include an oath, affirmation, or statement to the effect that its representations are true as far as the person executing or filing it knows or is informed, and penalties for perjury may follow deliberate falsification therein.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-401 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 4 - Notice, Parties and Representation in Estate Litigation and Other Matters|§ 1-401. Notice; Method and Time of Giving

 (a) If notice of a hearing on any petition is required and except for specific notice requirements as otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of hearing of any petition to be given to any interested person or his attorney if he has appeared by attorney or requested that notice be sent to his attorney. Notice must be given: (1) by mailing a copy the notice at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing by certified, registered or ordinary first class mail addressed to the person being notified at the post office address given in the person's demand for notice, if any, or at the person's office or place of residence, if known; (2) by delivering a copy of the notice to the person being notified personally at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing; or (3) if the address, or identity of any person is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, by publishing at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, a copy of the notice in a newspaper having general circulation on the island where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which is to be at least 10 days before the time set for the hearing. (b) The Court for good cause shown may provide for a different method or time of giving notice for any hearing. (c) Proof of the giving of notice must be made on or before the hearing and filed in the proceeding.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 1-402 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article I - General Provisions, Definitions and Probate Jurisdiction of Court|Part 4 - Notice, Parties and Representation in Estate Litigation and Other Matters|§ 1-402. Notice; Waiver

 A person, including a guardian ad litem, conservator, or other fiduciary, may waive notice by a writing signed by him or his attorney and filed in the proceeding. A person for whom a guardianship or other protective order is sought, a ward, or a protected person may not waive notice.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-101 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-101. Short title

 Parts 1-4 of this article may be cited as The Virgin Islands Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-102 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-102. Definitions

 In Parts 1-4 of this article: (1) “Conservator” means a person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a protected person. The term includes a limited conservator. (2) “Court” means the Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. (3) “Guardian” means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to appointment by a parent or spouse, or by the Court. The term includes a limited, emergency, and temporary substitute guardian but not a guardian ad litem. (4) “Incapacitated person” means an individual who, for reasons other than being a minor, is unable to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions to such an extent that the individual lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety, or self-care, even with appropriate technological assistance. (5) “Legal representative” includes a representative payee, a guardian or conservator acting for a respondent in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere, a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the respondent is a beneficiary, and an agent designated under a power of attorney, whether for health care or property, in which the respondent is identified as the principal. (6) “Minor” means an unemancipated individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (7) “Parent” means a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated. (8) “Protected person” means a minor or other individual for whom a conservator has been appointed or other protective order has been made. (9) “Respondent” means an individual for whom the appointment of a guardian or conservator other protective order is sought. (10) “Ward” means an individual for whom a guardian has been appointed.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-103 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-103.

 [Reserved.]
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-104 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-104. Facility of transfer

 (a) Unless a person required to transfer money or personal property to a minor knows that a conservator has been appointed or that a proceeding for appointment of a conservator of the estate of the minor is pending, the person may do so, as to an amount or value not exceeding $5,000 a year, by transferring it to: (1) a person who has the care and custody of the minor and with whom the minor resides; (2) a guardian of the minor; (3) a custodian under the Uniform Transfers To Minors Act; or (4) a financial institution as a deposit in an interest-bearing account or certificate in the sole name of the minor and giving notice of the deposit to the minor. (b) A person who transfers money or property in compliance with this section is not responsible for its proper application. (c) A guardian or other person who receives money or property for a minor under subsection (a)(1) or (2) may only apply it to the support, care, education, health, and welfare of the minor, and may not derive a personal financial benefit except for reimbursement for necessary expenses. Any excess must be preserved for the future support, care, education, health, and welfare of the minor, and any balance must be transferred to the minor upon emancipation or attaining majority.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-105 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-105. Delegation of power by parent or guardian

 A parent or guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding six months, any power regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or ward, except the power to consent to marriage or adoption.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-106 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-106. Subject-matter jurisdiction

 Parts 1-4A of this Article apply to, and the Court has jurisdiction over, guardianship and related proceedings for individuals domiciled or present in the Virgin Islands, protective proceedings for individuals domiciled in or having property located in the Virgin Islands, and property coming into the control of a guardian or conservator who is subject to the laws of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 5-107 (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 1 - General Provisions|§ 5-107. Transfer of jurisdiction

 (a) After the appointment of a guardian or conservator entry of another protective order for a minor, the Court making the appointment or entering the order may transfer the proceeding to a court in another judicial division in the Virgin Islands or to another State if the Court is satisfied that a transfer will serve the best interest of the ward or protected person. (b) If a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending in another state or foreign country and a petition for guardianship or protective proceeding is filed in the Virgin Islands, the Court shall notify the original court and, after consultation with the original court, assume or decline jurisdiction, whichever is in the best interest of the ward or protected person. (c) A guardian, conservator, or like fiduciary appointed in another State may petition the Court for appointment as a guardian or conservator in the Virgin islands if venue in the Virgin Islands is or will be established. The appointment may be made upon proof of appointment in the other state and presentation of a certified copy of the portion of the court record in the other State specified by the Court of the Virgin Islands. Notice of hearing on the petition, together with a copy of the petition, must be given to the ward or protected person, if the ward or protected person has attained 14 years of age, and to the persons who would be entitled to notice if the regular procedures for appointment of a guardian or conservator under this Article were applicable. The Court shall make the appointment in the Virgin Islands unless it concludes that the appointment would not be in the best interest of the ward or protected person. Upon the filing of an acceptance of office and any required bond, the Court shall issue appropriate letters of guardianship or conservatorship. Within 14 days after an appointment, the guardian or conservator shall send or deliver a copy of the order of appointment to the ward or protected person, if the ward or protected person has attained 14 years of age, and to all persons given notice of the hearing on the petition.