2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

58.   How to apply for a double probate grant

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    (1)   Subject to subrule (3), an executor with power reserved who seeks a double probate grant shall file at the registry the documents for a grant of probate under rule 8 including —

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      (a)     a filed copy of the original grant;

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      (b)     an official copy of the original will marked by the executor to whom power was reserved and an authorised officer; and

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      (c)     a copy of the original declaration and account of the estate in Form P6 and in the case of the Territory of the Virgin Islands in Form P6A.

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    (2)   An oath for a double probate must include the following recitals —

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      (a)     details of the grant of probate to one or some of the executors; and

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      (b)     the belief of the executor that the filed copy of the will, which is now produced by and marked by him or her, is an official copy.

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    (3)   Where an application is made for a double probate grant —

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      (a)     an affidavit of due execution is not required to be filed with the application; and

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      (b)     the death certificate of the deceased in respect of whose estate the application is made is not required to be filed.