I thought seven years time must pass before a person is presumed dead. Mrs.
Fossett wants the process done in only three months. Suppose she wrecks his
estate and he shows up. Then what? I think Steve's estate should go into
conservatorship and the old lady must sweat it out until the seven years is
up. Can a friend of the court step in on this, stop this court proceeding
and collect a handsome fee for doing so?
Family want Fossett declared dead
The wife of American adventurer Steve Fossett has filed a court petition
to get him declared legally dead.
Mr Fossett has been missing for three months since his single-engine plane
disappeared over the Nevada desert.
In a written statement Peggy Fossett said that it was a difficult day for
her family, but that they now "must accept that Steve did not survive".
There has been no trace of the 63-year-old aviator since he took off from
Yerington, NV, on 3 September.
The flight had been expected to last about three hours and Mr Fossett was
not required to, and did not, file a flight plan.
"As painful as it is for Mrs Fossett, other members of the family and his
many friends, it is time to initiate this process," lawyer Michael A
LoVallo, who filed the petition in Cook County Circuit Court, was quoted
by the Associated Press as saying.
'Vast wealth'
The move is a step towards taking control of Mr Fossett's estate. The
court papers said Mr Fossett's "wealth is vast, surpassing eight figures
in liquid assets, various entities and real estate".
The petition said there was no chance that he could have survived in the
soaring desert temperatures, even if he lived through a crash.
"Fossett did not have any reason to disappear," AP quoted the petition as
saying. "Fossett was happy and passionately involved in his pursuit of
adventure."
In the weeks after Mr Fossett's disappearance Nevada Civil Air Patrol
carried out a series of extensive aerial searches in both Nevada and
California.
At the height of the operation 45 planes were scouring the mountainous
terrain.
The search, also joined by many private planes, did discover several
previously undiscovered downed planes - some of which were decades old -
but neither Mr Fossett, nor his plane, were found.
Mr Fossett reportedly took the flight to look for locations that could be
used for an attempt on the land speed record.
Mr Fossett has racked up about 100 world records. In March 2005, he became
the first to fly a plane solo, non-stop around the globe.
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