Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

104.   Interest of the insured to be protected

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    (1)   The property and interest of any person in a policy effected before or after the commencement of this Act upon his or her own life is not liable to be applied or made available in payment of his or her debts by any judgement, order or process of any court.

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    (2)   Where a person who has effected a policy on his or her life dies after the coming into force of this Act, the moneys payable upon his or her death under or in respect of such policy shall not be applied or made available in payment of his or her debts by any judgement, order or process of any court, or by a retainer, an executor or administrator, or in any other manner, except by virtue of a contract or a charge made by the person whose life is insured, or by virtue of an express direction contained in his or her will or other testamentary instruments executed by him or her that the moneys arising from the policy shall be so applied.

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    (3)   A direction to pay debts or a charge of debts upon the whole or any part of the testator's estate or a trust for the payment of debts, shall not be construed to be an express direction for the purposes of subsection (2).

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    (4)   This section shall not affect any provisions relating to the creation of trusts for married persons under the Civil Code, or relating to bankruptcy under the Commercial Code.