For purposes of this article, an individual is deemed to be missing if: That individual is missing from the usual place of domicile and that individual’s whereabouts are unknown to those persons who are likely to know; That individual was serving with the armed forces of the United States during any period in which a […]
In determining whether to appoint a conservator of the estate of a missing individual, the probate court shall take into account any other existing arrangements for the management of the missing individual’s property, such as powers of attorney or trusts, and may determine that no conservator need be appointed if such arrangements are sufficient under […]
The petition shall set forth the name of the missing individual, that individual’s place of domicile, the circumstances under which that individual came to be missing, the length of time the individual has been missing, what inquiry has been made as to the whereabouts of the individual, the fact that the missing individual would probably […]
Upon the filing of the petition, the procedure shall be the same as in petitions for the administration on the estates of decedents, with the individuals who would be the heirs of the missing individual if the missing individual were dead being treated as the heirs of the missing individual. The laws applicable to the […]
The conservator shall within 60 days after appointment make a written report to the probate court setting forth the condition of the estate of the missing individual, together with a schedule of any debts that may be owed by the missing person, an estimate of the income from the estate and the expenses necessary to […]
A missing person for whose estate a conservator has been appointed may at any time petition the probate court that has jurisdiction over the conservator for an order terminating the conservatorship. Upon a finding by the court that the petitioner is in fact the missing individual, the court shall enter an order terminating the conservatorship […]
If the missing individual is declared legally dead and the missing individual’s will is probated or administration is had upon the individual’s estate, the conservator shall, within 60 days after demand by the personal representative of the missing individual’s estate, make a final return to the probate court which has jurisdiction over the conservator and […]
