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Usually when they turn blue and go rigid, that is determinative. Unless of course they are into goth.
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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.
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.
In California a person must be how old to legally operate a PWC without an adult on board?
16
What country can legally marry a dead person?
Every country but America the land of the free! AMERICA!
Can a person that is not here legally have a business in the US?
well if there dead they cant own any thing can they!?
Can you be legally dead?
Yes, if you are dead.
How do you declare a person legally dead?
In the state of Arizona, a person can only be legally declared dead by either a medical examiner, coroner or medical doctor. If a person has been missing for at least 7 years, they can be declared legally dead if there is no evidence they are alive.
Can you marry in Arizona and marry in California?
In the United States you can only be legally married to one person at a time.
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.
Why is it against the law for a person living in New York to be buried in California?
Because you have to be dead to be buried
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.
Can you legally marry a dead person in the us?
In France, you can legally marry a dead person as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed which show that you and your fiancee had planned to marry before your fiancee died. It requires special clearance from the French president.
