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Death in absentia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In law, death in absentia is the status of a person who has been declared legally dead when the person disappears but no identifiable remains can be located or recovered. In most common law and civi...
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Missing person - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A missing person is a person who has disappeared for no known reason. Missing persons' photographs may be posted on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, and websites, along with a phone number ...
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A missing person can only be declared legally dead if someone (relatives, presumably) initiates legal proceedings to make it happen. e.g. Lord Lucan disappeared in 1974 but was not declared dead until er, about 1997 I think.
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When is a missing person presumed dead? The Social Security Handbook. (See also the SSA's policy interpretation) ... I know bureaucrats aren't known for their work ethic, but wouldn't the judge or somebody at least make a call to the IRS and see if the person's still paying taxes, before declaring them legally dead?
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A minimum seven-year period is required before a missing person can legally be declared dead. Edwards’ parents were entitled to begin presumption of death proceedings in 2002, but refused, hoping their son had faked his own death to escape the pressures of fame and started a new life elsewhere.
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HOW LONG MUST A PERSON BE MISSING BEFORE HE OR SHE IS DECLARED LEGALLY DEAD?; There is no set time a person must be missing in order to be declared dead. In fact, heirs have to go to court in most jurisdictions to request such a ruling.
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Edwards’ parents, staunch Methodists from Blackwood, Gwent, were entitled to begin presumption of death proceedings in 2002 – the minimum seven-year period required before a missing person can legally be declared dead.
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