Presumption of death as to estates in real property
N.D. Cent. Code § 31-11-04
in effect31-11-04. Presumption of death as to estates in real property
If any person upon whose life any estate in real property depends remains without the
United States, or is absent in the state or elsewhere for seven years together, such person shall
be accounted dead naturally in any action or proceeding concerning such property in which the
person's death shall come in question, unless it is proved affirmatively that the person was alive
during that time.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t31c11.pdf#nameddest=31-11-04Fetched: 10/16/2026
