Personal Status Law

Article 242 — Article (242) Inheritance of a Missing Person

Chapter Twelve: The Estate

1. The missing person’s share of his/her testator’s estate is reserved for him/her, on the assumption that the missing is still alive. If he/she then appears alive, he/she takes it. If he/she is declared dead before the death of his/her testator, his/her share is returned to the heirs who are entitled to it at the time of the judgment. 2. If the missing person is declared dead and his/her estate is distributed among his/her heirs and then he/she reappears alive, the provisions of Clause (1) of Article (170) of this Law shall apply.

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