In re the Estate of Walters

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Vincent and Rodeny Walters petition this Court to invalidate their father's will and for distribution of his estate under the Virgin Islands intestacy laws. Petitioners argue that either the Virgin Islands Pretermitted Child Statute, 15 V.I.C. Sec. 18, or the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act, 15 V.I.C. Sec. 88, invalidates testator's will, thus subjecting testator's estate to intestacy. The issue here is twofold: First, whether testator's will is valid; and second, whether the aforementioned Virgin Islands statutes have any revocatory or interpretive effect upon testator's…