CHAPTER 5. Property of Absent Federal Personnel [3700. - 3722.]

Heading of Chapter 5 amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 13.

§§ 3700–3722 · 15 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions § 3700 · 1 section

   • § 3700 As used in this chapter: (a) “Absentee” is defined in Section 1403. (b) “Certificate of missing status” means the official written report complying with…
2. ARTICLE 2. Court Proceeding to Set Aside Personal Property of Absentee §§ 3701–3708 · 8 sections

   • § 3701 Upon petition as provided in this chapter, the court may set aside to the family of an absentee personal property of the absentee situated in this state for…
   • § 3702 A petition that personal property of an absentee be set aside as provided in this chapter may be filed by any of the following persons: (a) A person in whose…
   • § 3703 (a) The petition shall contain all of the following: (1) A statement that the petition is filed under this chapter. (2) In its caption, the last known military…
   • § 3704 (a) Notice of the nature of the proceedings and the time and place of the hearing shall be given by the petitioner at least 15 days before the hearing date by…
   • § 3705 (a) Upon the hearing of the petition, any officer or agency of this state or the United States or the authorized delegate of the officer or agency, or any…
   • § 3706 A determination by the court that the value of all of the absentee’s property, wherever situated, exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or that the…
   • § 3707 For the purposes of this chapter, any property or interest therein or lien thereon that the absentee holds as joint tenant shall be included in determining the…
   • § 3708 (a) Within six months after the absentee has returned to the controllable jurisdiction of the military department or civilian agency or department concerned,…
3. ARTICLE 3. Management and Disposition of Personal Property of Absentee Without Court Proceeding §§ 3710–3712 · 3 sections

   • § 3710 The family of an absentee may collect, receive, dispose of, or engage in any transaction relating to the absentee’s personal property situated in this state…
   • § 3711 (a) If the conditions set forth in Section 3710 are satisfied, the family of the absentee may have any evidence of interest, indebtedness, or right…
   • § 3712 The time within which an absentee may commence an action against any person who executes an affidavit and receives property pursuant to this article commences…
4. ARTICLE 4. Absentee’s Power of Attorney §§ 3720–3722 · 3 sections

   • § 3720 If an absentee executed a power of attorney that expires during the period that occasions absentee status, the power of attorney continues in full force and…
   • § 3721 For the purposes of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300) of Part 2 of Division 4.5, in the case of a principal who is an absentee, an attorney-in-fact or…
   • § 3722 If after the absentee executes a power of attorney, the principal’s spouse who is the attorney-in-fact commences a proceeding for dissolution, annulment, or…