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.
U.S. Virgin Islands Legal Code
197
U.S. Virgin Islands § 197 — U.S. Virgin Islands law