(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to the Virgin Islands under provisions similar to section 5-461, the guardian or conservator must petition the Family Division to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer.
(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and the Virgin Islands. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in the Virgin Islands.
(c) On the Court’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the proceeding, the Court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) The Court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition filed under subsection (a) unless:
(1) an objection is made and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or
(2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in the Virgin Islands.
(e) The Court shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or conservator in the Virgin Islands upon its receipt from the court from which the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under provisions similar to section 5-461 transferring the proceeding to the Virgin Islands.
(f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the Court shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to Virgin Islands law.
(g) In granting a petition under this section, the Court shall recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or conservator.
(h) The denial by Court of a petition to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian or conservator in Virgin Islands under this article, if the Court has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer.