2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Part II - Administration of Estates
Chapter 13 - Disposition of Estates Without Administration
§ 191. Petition for settlement without administration
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 15, § 191 (2019)
- Whenever a person dies intestate, leaving no debts, or such debts as his heirs choose to assume and pay, the heirs may present to the court a petition duly verified by two witnesses, which shall state—
(1) the name and residence of the deceased;
(2) the date of his death, supported by death certificate when available and procurable;
(3) the names and capacities of the heirs;
(4) that there are no debts, or that the heirs choose to assume and pay such debts as there may be;
(5) that they accept the estate purely, simply and unconditionally, making the petitioners and the property of decedent responsible for any debts that may be owing by the decedent; and
(6) the proportion due each heir.
The petition shall end with a prayer that the heirs be recognized as the legal heirs of the deceased and as such be placed in full possession of the decedent's estate, real and personal.
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