Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

What are the steps to declare brother legally dead
My brother has been missing 10 yrs. last known address is in jax., fl..have had internet detective search done of his social security no..nothing since 1995..as far as I know, he owns no property..has no close contacts, noone has heard from him and attempts to find him have been unsuccessful, he has always been flighty..for legal reasons, now i need to have him declared legally dead...what are the steps to do this, and....if by chance he is incarcerated somewhere in the U.S...would that show in the social security check...
our father left an insurance policy when he died last year, and I need to get legal status of death or locate him..what do I do from here?

Asked on 10/06/05, 1:32 am

Donald Field Donald L. Field, Jr., Attorney at Law

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Re: What are the steps to declare brother legally dead

see:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=30398111552+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

however, jurisdiction may lie in another state, such as florida, and florida law would apply.

Answered on 10/14/05, 11:33 am

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