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§ 197 — 197 — U.S. Virgin Islands Law | CourtGPT
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U.S. Virgin Islands § 197 — U.S. Virgin Islands law

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Any creditor may obtain and preserve a lien against all property of the decedent by filing for recordation, within 1 year after the decedent's death, in the office of the clerk of the court, a sworn itemized account of his claim and from the date of recordation said claim shall become a lien upon the assets of the estate until such lien is discharged by payment or cancelled by judgment of court in appropriate proceedings.