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Section 14-701 - Presumption of death

Presumption of death

If a person leaves his domicile without a known intention of changing it, and does not return or is not heard from for seven years from the time of his so leaving, he shall be presumed to be dead in any case where his death is in question, unless proof is made that he was alive within that time.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 522, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-701.
1973 Ed., § 14-701.

Current through September 13, 2012

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