VIRGIN ISLANDS RULES OF FAMILY DIVISION PROCEDURE Rule 110. Scope & Purpose of Rules; Construction; Relation to Other Provisions

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Rule 110. Scope & Purpose of Rules; Construction; Relation to Other Provisions

(a) Generally. These Rules shall apply in all proceedings in which an inhabitant of the United States Virgin Islands wishes to petition the court to adopt a child who is not the applicant's natural (biological) child, and who is located in the Virgin Islands. To the extent feasible, these Rules must be construed together with other Rules of Family Division Procedure to facilitate the consolidated adjudication of related matters involving the same family or household. These rules are to be liberally construed to achieve safe, stable, secure permanent homes for abused and/or neglected children and fairness to all litigants. These rules are designed to accomplish the following...