Presentment of petition for appointment of trustee; filing; appointment of day for hearing. If any resident of this state, who owns or is entitled to the possession of any real or personal property situate therein, is missing, or his whereabouts is unknown, for 90 days or more, and a petition is presented to the district court of the county in which his last known residence was located by any member of his family or any friend, representing that his whereabouts has been, for such time, and still is, unknown, and that his estate requires attention, supervision and care of ownership, the court shall order such petition to be filed, and appoint a day for its hearing, not less than 10 days from the date of the order.
Last modified: February 25, 2006