(a) Venue for a guardianship proceeding for a minor is in the judicial division of the Virgin Islands in which the minor resides or is present at the time the proceeding is commenced.
(b) Venue for a guardianship proceeding for an incapacitated person is in the judicial division of the Virgin Islands in which the respondent resides and, if the respondent has been admitted to an institution by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, in the judicial division in which the court is located. Venue for the appointment of an emergency or a temporary substitute guardian of an incapacitated person is also in judicial division in which the respondent is present.
(c) Venue for a protective proceeding is in the judicial division of the Virgin Islands in which the respondent resides, whether or not a guardian has been appointed in another place or, if the respondent does not reside in Virgin Islands, in any judicial division of the Virgin Islands in which property of the respondent is located.
(d) If a proceeding under Parts 1-4 of this article is brought in more than one judicial division of this Territory, the judicial division in which the proceeding is first brought has the exclusive right to proceed unless that court determines that venue is properly in another court or that the interests of justice otherwise require that the proceeding be transferred.