A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to Presumption of Death and Guardianship Orders

This practical guide covers applications under the Presumption of Death Act 2013 and the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017. It aims to provide the busy practitioner with advice on which Act to use and when, and the information needed and the steps to be taken to issue an application and obtain an order.CONTENTSPART ONE - APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PRESUMPTION OF DEATH ACT 2013Chapter One - Threshold for Making an ApplicationChapter Two - When Can an Application Be Made Under the Act?Chapter Three - Date and Time of DeathChapter Four - Effect of the Declaration and Ancillary OrdersChapter Five - How to Make the ApplicationChapter Six - Intervening in an ApplicationChapter Seven - First HearingChapter Eight - Information From Third PartiesChapter Nine - Final HearingChapter Ten - Revocation or Variation of a DeclarationPART TWO - GUARDIANSHIP ORDERSChapter Eleven - Threshold for Making an ApplicationChapter Twelve - Criteria to Be Satisfied to Make an OrderChapter Thirteen - Terms of the OrderChapter Fourteen - Acting as a GuardianChapter Fifteen - Variation and Revocation of an OrderChapter Sixteen - Applying for a Guardianship OrderChapter Seventeen - IntervenorsChapter Eighteen - Hearings and OrderChapter Nineteen - Applying for a Revocation or Variation OrderChapter Twenty - DWP Orders