(1) “Conservator” means a person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a protected person. The term includes a limited conservator.
(2) “Court” means the Family Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.
(3) “Guardian” means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to appointment by a parent or spouse, or by the Court. The term includes a limited, emergency, and temporary substitute guardian but not a guardian ad litem.
(4) “Incapacitated person” means an individual who, for reasons other than being a minor, is unable to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions to such an extent that the individual lacks the ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety, or self-care, even with appropriate technological assistance.
(5) “Legal representative” includes a representative payee, a guardian or conservator acting for a respondent in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere, a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the respondent is a beneficiary, and an agent designated under a power of attorney, whether for health care or property, in which the respondent is identified as the principal.
(6) “Minor” means an unemancipated individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
(7) “Parent” means a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated.
(8) “Protected person” means a minor or other individual for whom a conservator has been appointed or other protective order has been made.
(9) “Respondent” means an individual for whom the appointment of a guardian or conservator other protective order is sought.
(10) “Ward” means an individual for whom a guardian has been appointed.