Family Law

The court shall, pursuant to a petition by a person with interest, issue a ruling establishing the death of a missing person if evidence to this effect is presented. Otherwise, the court shall not issue such ruling except upon the lapse of the following prescribed periods which are determined based on the circumstances surrounding his disappearance: 1. The lapse of a four-year period from the date of notifying the competent authority of the Family Law disappearance, if his death is not probable under the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. 2. The lapse of a one-year period from the date of disappearance, if his death is probable under the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.