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15 V.I.C. § 81 Definitions and use of terms; effect of chapter
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(a) The term “real property” as used in this chapter, includes every estate, interest and right, legal and equitable, in lands, tenements and hereditaments, except such as are determined or extinguished by the death of an intestate, seized or possessed thereof, or in any manner e…
15 V.I.C. § 82 Modes, rules, and canons of descent abolished
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All existing modes, rules and canons of descent are hereby abolished. The determination of the degree of consanguinity of distributees of real and personal property shall be uniform, and shall be in accordance with the rules as applied immediately before the taking effect of this…
15 V.I.C. § 83 Dower and curtesy abolished; provisions in lieu thereof
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The shares of the surviving spouse as to real property as provided in this chapter and in section 10 of this title are in lieu of all rights of dower or curtesy therein. All rights of dower or curtesy in the estate of any person who dies after the effective date of this Code are …
15 V.I.C. § 84 Descent and distribution of estate of decedent
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(1) The real property of a deceased person, male or female, not devised, shall descend, and the surplus of his or her personal property, after payment of debts and legacies, and if not bequeathed, shall be distributed to the surviving spouses, children, or next of kin or other pe…
