2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

41.   How to apply for a grant for use and benefit of a mentally incapable person

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    (1)   A person who seeks a grant of letters of administration for the use and benefit of a mentally incapable person shall file at the registry the documents for a grant of letters of administration under rule 9 or under rule 13, including —

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      (a)     if relevant, a certified copy of the court order or certificate of incapacity or order of the court, as appropriate; and

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      (b)     if applicable, the nomination of a co-administrator.

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    (2)   The oath shall include the following recitals —

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      (a)     the entitlement of the mentally incapable person to the grant;

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      (b)     that the person is by reason of his or her mental incapacity imentally of managing his or her affairs and property;

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      (c)     the authority or entitlement of the applicant to apply for the grant on behalf of the mentally incapable person; and

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      (d)     that the applicant will collect, get in and administer according to law the real and personal estate of the deceased for the use and benefit of the mentally incapable person until further representation is granted, or in such other way as the Court directs.