Sometimes it is not known where an heir is located, which complicates the distribution of inheritances.
In view of this, in Spain, the recommendation is to request a declaration of legal absence.
This procedure, for which at least one year must have elapsed since the last news of the missing person or three years if he or she had left a power of attorney for the administration of all his or her assets, must be carried out by the judge of the last registered legal domicile of the heir. "The purpose of this process is for a representative of the missing person to be appointed to represent his or her interests so that the acceptance of the inheritance and the partition of the assets can take place".
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