United States Third Circuit

If plaintiff can satisfy the Territorial Court that the requirements of 16 V.I.C. section 462 were met - i.e., that her putative father publicly acknowledged her to be his child - prior to that statute's repeal in 1998, she must be deemed to be a legitimate child for all purposes including the intestate distribution provisions of 15 V.I.C. section 84.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2004
• Published 04/14/2004

Judges

• STAPLETON, Circuit Judge., Before NYGAARD, BECKER and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eszart A. Wynter, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rhonda Hospedales,Nichols, Newman, Logan & D'Eramo, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, for Appellee.