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Virgin Islands· 2/15/1973

Knowles v. Knowles

Citations

  • 354 F. Supp. 239
  • 9 V.I. 360
  • 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14906

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  • using a definition of \homestead\ provided in another section of the code where the divorce statute was silent regarding the definition
  • “power to transfer real property is not an automatic incident to divorce jurisdiction. . . . [F]urther power may therefore be conferred only by statute ....”
  • “The method of property settlement is a remedy distinct from, and supplemental to, the alimony powers conferred by 16 V.I.C. § 109(3). Unlike alimony,... it represents alimited and one-time obligation.”

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Judges: Warren H. Young

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