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.

History

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

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 14-701.

1981 Ed., § 14-701.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 7-211, § 14-702, § 19-505, and § 47-1002.

Cross References

Death certificates where death presumed, see § 7-211.

Administration of estates of absentees and absconders, see § 21-1901 et seq.