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According to Miss. Code Ann. 13-1-23. Presumption of death.
Any person who shall remain beyond the sea, or absent himself from this state, or conceal himself in this state, for seven years successively without being heard of, shall be presumed to be dead in any case where his death shall come in question, unless proof be made that he was alive within that time. Any property or estate recovered in any such case shall be restored to the person evicted or deprived thereof, if, in a subsequent action, it shall be proved that the person so presumed to be dead is living.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoTo be declared dead in California, a person has to have had no contact in five years. That is about the average of other states.
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Who has the authority to declare someone dead?
Your highschool teacher
How do you declare someone dead?
If their heart, breathing, and brain activity have stopped, they are dead.
Who can declare someone dead?
I THINK it is about 7 years one has to wait before the person can be declared legally dead. Look in the related link below for more information on this.
What are the laws in Canada to declare a person dead if he is mentioned in a will?
Being mentioned in a will certainly doesn't require someone to be declared dead. If they have passed, the will should specify how the excess is distributed.
What is the title of a doctor who declare people dead?
Any licensed physician can declare death.
Can a police officer declare a person dead?
No. The only persons who can declare a person dead are those who write death certificates; a medical practitioner or, in the absence of a body, a coroner.
Who has the authority to declare someone legally dead?
United StatesA licensed physician must pronounce that a person should be declared legally dead under the law.Declaring someone legally dead in absentia is generally covered in legal codes in each jurisdiction. and must be done through the appropriate court. The court will issue a judgment.
Where did Anglo's capture Mexican soldiers and declare the bear flag republic in 1846?
California
When did Germany declare Hitler was dead?
On 1 May 1945.
What would you do in an autopsy if the dead man had two diseases?
Declare them both?
Where did anglos capture Mexican solders and declare the bear flag republic?
California
What did Newt Gingrich declare about federalism in 1994?
that the 1960s-style federalism was dead
