Missing Persons - A Map of Legal Issues for Families and Friends
Missing Persons - Who can Assist You?
People go missing for many different reasons, in a wide variety of contexts and for varying periods of time. The experience of having someone go missing is one that is shared by parents, children, siblings, extended families, friends and significant others across all ethnic and cultural groups and social classes. Where some people have control over the circumstances of their disappearance, others do not. The Family and Friends of Missing Persons Unit [FFMPU] acknowledges the diversity of experiences in this area and promotes and respects the rights of families and friends to receive accurate information and support. Similarly, the Unit acknowledges the rights of all individuals to pursue the lifestyle of their choice and to have their rights to privacy and confidentiality upheld.
How can this information help me?
When a person goes missing for a significant period of time, there are a number of legal and social issues for family and friends to address. Many of the issues are complex legal matters. For this reason the FFMPU strongly recommends that family and friends seek appropriate qualified legal advice before deciding how to proceed with matters relating to a missing person’s estate or affairs.
The following information has been developed to provide something of a map to help with the consideration of issues and to highlight where to go for more help. The information is organised in sections as follows:
ffmpu@agd.nsw.gov.au
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