Any person absenting himself for seven successive years shall be presumed dead unless it is proved that the person was alive within the seven-year period.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 133.001
SEVEN-YEAR ABSENCE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Loera v. Loera (1991)
Most recently applied in Loera v. Loera (September 1991)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.15(a), eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.