Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 2
OCCUPATION ORDERS

7.   Application for grant

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    (1)   Application may be made in accordance with Form 2 of the Schedule to the court for an occupation order granting a specified person named in the order the right to live in the household residence.

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    (2)   Subject to section 14 and subsection (3) of this section, the court may, on an application under subsection (1), make an occupation order granting to the applicant, for such period or periods and on such terms and subject to such conditions as the court thinks fit, the right to occupy the household residence or any other premises forming part of the household residence.

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    (3)   The court may make an occupation order under subsection (2) only if the court is satisfied that such an order—

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      (a)     is necessary for the protection of a specified person; or

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      (b)     is in the best interest of a child.