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§ 8-105. Delegation of Management and Investment Functions

(a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in other law, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care that […]

§ 8-107. Reviewing Compliance

Compliance with this article is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is made or action is taken, and not by hindsight.

§ 5-462. Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state

(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to the Virgin Islands under provisions similar to section 5-461, the guardian or conservator must petition the Family Division to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer. (b) Notice of a petition […]

§ 5-471. Registration of guardianship orders

If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the Virgin Islands, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the Virgin Islands by filing, […]

§ 5-472. Registration of protective orders

If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in the Virgin Islands, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing as a foreign […]

§ 5-473. Effect of registration

(a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this Territory all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of the Virgin Islands, including maintaining actions and proceedings in the Virgin Islands and, if the guardian or conservator is […]

§ 5-481. Applicability

(a) This subpart applies to adult guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2017. (b) Subparts I, III, and IV and sections 5-482 and 5-483 apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2017, regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.

§ 5-459. Proceedings in more than one state

Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in the Virgin Islands under section 5-544(a)(1) or (a)(2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in the Virgin Islands and in […]

§ 5-461. Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state

(a) A guardian or conservator appointed in the Virgin Islands may petition the Court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in the Virgin Islands for the appointment of a […]