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You have to file a petition requesting that the court declare them legally dead. How long you have to wait to file that petition depends on the circumstances--did they just disappear, were they in a plane that crashed but their body wasn't found, etc. If it's a case where they've simply disappeared, in most states you have to wait 7 years, but I believe in GA you only have to wait 4 years. For more information, you should seek the advice of a local estate attorney..
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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.
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.
Can a sixteen year old legally move out in Georgia without parental consent?
No, in Georgia, you cannot move out until 17.
Why does a person who dies have to be declared legally dead when there is no such thing as illegally dead?
Well, you are technically correct in saying that there is no such thing as being illegally dead, although in some states, committing suicide is illegal. I know, how can the dead person be charged with a crime against themselves. Who knows.... A person has to be declared "legally dead" for many reasons. You have to declare somebody as dead so that nobody can vote, or collect social security benefits in their name.
What is the difference between being dead and legally dead?
In this sense dead means no longer living.Being legally dead can have different meanings. Modern medical treatments can make death difficult to determine so we have criteria for determining legal death. A person who has no brain activity after being seriously injured might be declared legally dead and removed from life support.A person can be declared legally dead by a court if that person was known to be in a perilous situation the last time they were seen, such as a passenger who was a victim of a ship sinking whose body was never found. Also if a person has been missing for a number of years and there is no evidence that they are alive a court can declare they are legally dead.
Can you be legally dead?
Yes, if you are dead.
What is the title of a doctor who declare people dead?
Any licensed physician can declare death.
How do you declare someone dead?
If their heart, breathing, and brain activity have stopped, they are dead.
Do you legally have to declare im a discharged bankrupt?
The process was a legal process and that is the result.
Who is legally competent to declare war or conclude peace in India?
President of india
When applying for a green card is it legally okay to declare your marital status as single even though your legally married in your country of origin?
No.
May declare laws unconstitution?
The Supreme Court of the Unites States may declare laws unconstitutional. It is the only branch legally able to do that.
