Delaware Statutes
§ 1105 — Presumption of death
Delaware § 1105
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 11ESCHEATS
Subch.Intestate Property
This text of Delaware § 1105 (Presumption of death) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 12, § 1105 (2026).
Text
If any person is absent from the State for 7 consecutive years, and no evident proof is made of the person’s life in any hearing held under the foregoing provisions of this subchapter, the person shall be accounted dead.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Code 1852, § 1592; Code 1915, § 128; Code 1935, § 117; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 1105; 60 Del. Laws, c. 292, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
Nearby Sections
15
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Delaware § 1105, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/de/12/1105.