24 chapters · 354 sections in this title.
15 V.I.C. § 161 Jurisdiction of district court
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(1) In addition to the jurisdiction and powers conferred upon it by other provisions of law, the district court has jurisdiction and the power to administer justice in all matters relating to the affairs of decedents, and, upon the return of any process, to try and determine all …
15 V.I.C. § 162 Mode of proceeding; pleadings
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The mode of proceeding in testamentary or probate matters is in the nature of a suit in equity, and the pleadings and forms thereof shall be as prescribed by rules of the district court.
15 V.I.C. § 163 Books to be kept in probate matters
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The proceedings in probate matters shall be entered and recorded in the following books— (1) a register, in which shall be entered a memorandum of all official business transacted by the court appertaining to the estate of each person deceased under the name of such person; (2) a…
15 V.I.C. § 164 Indexes to books
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To each of the books referred to in section 163 of this title there shall be attached an index, securely bound in the volume, referring to the entries or records, in alphabetical order, under the name of the person to whose estate or business they relate and naming the page of th…