Title 16 — Domestic Relations
11 chapters · 258 sections in this title.
16 V.I.C. § 446c Initiation by Virgin Islands Department of Justice, Division of Paternity and Child Support of proceeding under Convention
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(a) In a support proceeding under this article the Division of Paternity and Child Support shall:(1) transmit and receive applications; and(2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of the Virgin Islands. (1) transmit and rec…
16 V.I.C. § 446d Direct request
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(a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of the Virgin Islands applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement o…
16 V.I.C. § 446e Registration of Convention support order
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in Virgin Islands as provided in Article F. (b) Notwithstanding sections 411 and 433(a), a req…
16 V.I.C. § 446f Contest of registered Convention support order
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, sections 436 through 439 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but i…
16 V.I.C. § 446g Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of the Virgin Islands shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of the Virgin Islands may refuse recognition and enforcement …
16 V.I.C. § 446h Partial enforcement
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If a tribunal of the Virgin Islands does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order.
16 V.I.C. § 446i Foreign support agreement
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of the Virgin Islands shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in the Virgin Islands. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreem…
16 V.I.C. § 446j Modification of Convention child-support order
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(a) A tribunal of the Virgin Islands may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:(1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of the Virgin Islands, either expressl…
16 V.I.C. § 446k Personal information; limitation on use
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Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
16 V.I.C. § 446l Record in original language; English
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A record filed with a tribunal of the Virgin Islands under this article must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
16 V.I.C. § 447 Grounds for rendition
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(a) For purposes of this article, “Governor” includes an individual performing the functions of Governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this subchapter. (b) The Governor of the Virgin Islands may:(1) demand that the Governor of another state surrender an individ…
16 V.I.C. § 447a Conditions of rendition
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(a) Before making a demand that the Governor of another slate surrender an individual charged criminally in the Virgin Islands with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of the Virgin Islands may require a prosecutor of the Virgin Islands to demonst…
16 V.I.C. § 449a Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as amended in 2008.
16 V.I.C. § 449b Transitional provision
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This subchapter applies to proceedings begun on or after the effective date of this subchapter to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever issued or enter…
16 V.I.C. § 449c Severability
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If any provision of this subchapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pro…
16 V.I.C. § 449d Controlling subchapter
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If a provision of this subchapter is inconsistent with a provision of subchapter I of this chapter, this subchapter controls.
16 V.I.C. § 452 Purposes [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 452 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
16 V.I.C. § 453 Responding to another state's request [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 453 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
16 V.I.C. § 454 Requests to another state to enforce a support order [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 454 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
16 V.I.C. § 455 Manner in which request is made [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 455 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
16 V.I.C. § 456 Case ownership [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 456 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
16 V.I.C. § 457 Actions to be taken [Repealed]
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16 V.I.C. § 457 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.