Legally dead

Once you have been declared dead, it may be difficult to be declared alive again, at least if you live in Ohio and were declared dead more than three years ago:

Donald Miller Jr. went to court this week to ask a county judge to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead after he had vanished from his home eight years earlier. But the judge turned down his request, citing a three-year time limit for changing a death ruling.

No medical opinion required!

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