If a person or a child is missing more then one year does that mean that they are dead?

Question

If a person or a child is missing more then one year does that mean that they are dead?

Answer 1

I believe each state has its own laws and procedures for declaring someone legally dead when no body is found.  I think it is 7 years in most places.  It is not usually done except for the purpose of settling an estate.

Answer 2

not always

Answer 3

No. Adults go missing all the time by their own accord and for their own reasons. Most missing children in the country have parents who are divorced and the non-custodial parent decides to take the child away from the area of the custodial parent.

Answer 4

The daughter of that Austrian sick guy went missing for 23 years or so...she was found alive, so the answer to your question is NO.