Three Stages in The Afwezigheid

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Three Stages in the Absence (Afwezigheid) Arrangement

Proposed to Fulfill the Assignment of


Civil Law
1st Task

Arranged by:
Nanda Yuniza Eviani (B011211236)
Law Faculty
Majoring Law Studies

UNIVERSITAS HASANUDDIN
2021/2022
The Definition of Absence or Afwezigheid
The terms of absence or afwezigheid is regulated in the Book 1 Chapter XVIII of the Civil
Code (KUHPer) starting from Article 463 until Article 495. The words of absence or
afwezigheid is defined as a terms of someone who is not in place because he has left his
residence for a certain time without leaving any message or something or someone that has
authority to represent himself or taking care of his assets.

Based on the provisions on Article 463 and Article 467 of the Civil Code, it can also be
concluded that the term of absence (afwezigheid) can be defined as the absence of a person at
his residence or domicile because he has left his place of residence either by leaving power of
attorney or not, whereas his whereabouts are unknown.

The Stage of Absence or Afwezigheid Arrangement Based on the Civil Code


In the Civil Code, the terms of being absent of afwezigheid is divided into three phases, which
are; 1) the preparation phase or temporary action (voorlopige voozieningen) which regulated
in Article 463 until 466 of the Civil Code, 2) the statement of someone who is absent may have
or has died (vermodelijk overladen) which regulated in Article 467 to 483 of the Civil Code,
and 3) the definitive phase of inheritance (definitieve efopvolging) as regulated in Article 484
of the Civil Code..

A. Temporary Stage/Action (coorlopige voozieningen)


This temporary action can be taken due to :
1. Someone has left his residence.
2. a) a person who has left his place of residence does not give his authority to another
person as his representative to represent himself and manage his assets, b) the person
does not manage his own assets and interests, c) the power or authority of his
representative is no longer valid or has expired.
3. If there are any urgent reasons to manage all or part of his assets, or to appoint a
representative for them.

B. The Statement of Someone who is Absent May Have or Has Died (vermodelijk
overladen)
If a person has left his place of residence for a long time, does not return without informing his
condition, his absence can be used as a reason for legal suspicion that the person has died. To
determine a person’s death statement, his period of time of not returning could be use as a
determination, which are :
1. Five years, if a person who leaves his residence does not appoint any representative to
represent himself and manage his assets or does not taking care of his interest. (Article
467 of the Civil Code)
2. Ten years, if a person who has left his residence has appointed a representative of
himself to manage his assets or the term and arrangement of his assets or the authority
of the representative has expired, or the rules that he made earlier have ended. (Article
470 of the Civil Code).

Before making decision, the court gives permission to the intended parties to make general
calls or summons by advertising to the newspaper three times.

C. Definitive Inheritance (definitieve efopvolging)


Definitive inheritance occurs after more than 30 years after the day that the statement of alleged
or presumption of death is stated in the Court Decision. Or if before that, a period of 100 years
has passed since the day of the person who has left his place of residence birth. Definitive
inheritance can also occur after receiving news about the truth of the death of someone who
has left his residence. After that, the heirs can make a distribution of their inheritance.

With addition information, the person who is not in that olace, basically still has the right and
authority to act, if he reappears, then all of his rights and obligations come and return back to
him with certain conditions or restrictions.

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