As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Out-of-wedlock” is synonymous with “illegitimate”, and includes children born to a marriage where the child is not the product of the marriage. (b) “Acknowledgment of Paternity” shall be synonymous with “Affidavit of Paternity” or “Acknowledgment of Paternity”, as such terms may appear in the […]
(a) Paternity may be voluntarily established through the execution of an Acknowledgment of Paternity. The process shall be as follows: (1) The Acknowledgment of Paternity, as prescribed in this section, shall be the exclusive means to voluntarily establish paternity of children born out-of-wedlock, outside of the court and administrative process as set out in this […]
(a) Proceedings under this chapter may be instituted by (1) any female resident of the Virgin Islands who has delivered an out-of-wedlock child or by (2) any male resident of the Virgin Islands who is alleging to be the father of an out-of-wedlock child, or (3) any legal custodian of an out-of-wedlock child. Proceedings herein […]
In any proceeding initiated pursuant to this chapter, any bills for pregnancy, childbirth and genetic testing are admissible as evidence without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such services or for testing on behalf of the child or children.
(a) The deceased father of a child born out-of-wedlock, by having publicly acknowledged the child as his own, or having received the child into his family and otherwise having treated it as if it were a legitimate child, thereby provides evidence of paternity. (b) If the mother is dead at the time of a paternity […]
Children born out-of-wedlock become legitimized by the subsequent marriage of their parents with each other even though such marriage shall be adjudged to be void.
In any proceeding initiated pursuant to this chapter in which paternity is contested, upon motion of a party to the action, a temporary order shall be issued requiring the provision of child support pending a court or hearing officer determination of paternity, if there is clear and convincing evidence of paternity, either on the basis […]
The parties to an action initiated under this chapter are not entitled to a trial by jury under any circumstance.
