Section 12408 Of Part 12. Administration Of Estates Of Missing Persons Presumed Dead From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 12.
12408
. (a) If the missing person reappears:
(1) The missing person may recover property of the missing person'
s estate in the possession of the personal representative, less fees,
costs, and expenses thus far incurred.
(2) The missing person may recover from distributees any property
of the missing person's estate that is in their possession, or the
value of distributions received by them, to the extent that recovery
from distributees is equitable in view of all the circumstances, but
an action under this paragraph is forever barred five years after the
time the distribution was made.
(b) The remedies available to the missing person under subdivision
(a) are exclusive, except for any remedy the missing person may have
by reason of fraud or intentional wrongdoing.
(c) Except as provided in subdivisions (a) and (b), the order for
final distribution, when it becomes final, is conclusive as to the
rights of the missing person, the rights of the beneficiaries of the
missing person, and the rights of all other persons interested in the
estate.
(d) If a dispute arises as to the identity of a person claiming to
be a reappearing missing person, the person making the claim or any
other interested person may file a petition under Section 11700,
notwithstanding the limitations of time prescribed in Section 11700,
for the determination of the identity of the person claiming to be
the reappearing missing person.