Family Act Article 156
This English translation was last updated on 2012-01-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-06-21. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Prior to making a ruling on declaration of death, the court shall conduct a public summons proceeding.The public notice effectuated under a public summons proceeding above shall state the following:1. that an absent person shall, within a designated period of time, file a statement to the court the fact that he or she is still alive, and that failing such, a ruling on declaration of his or her death shall be made;2. that anyone who knows about whether the absent person is still alive shall, within a designated period of time, file a statement to the court about what he or she knows.Provisions in Article 130, Paragraphs 3 to 5 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to public notice in accordance with the preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the absent person is over 100 years of age, the time period for filing a said statement may be reduced to two months from the date of publication of the public notice.
中文原文 家事事件法第156條
法院准許宣告死亡之聲請者，應公示催告。
公示催告，應記載下列各款事項：
一、失蹤人應於期間內陳報其生存，如不陳報，即應受死亡之宣告。
二、凡知失蹤人之生死者，應於期間內將其所知陳報法院。
前項公示催告，準用第一百三十條第三項至第五項之規定。
但失蹤人滿百歲者，其陳報期間，得定為自揭示之日起二個月以上。
公示催告，應記載下列各款事項：
一、失蹤人應於期間內陳報其生存，如不陳報，即應受死亡之宣告。
二、凡知失蹤人之生死者，應於期間內將其所知陳報法院。
前項公示催告，準用第一百三十條第三項至第五項之規定。
但失蹤人滿百歲者，其陳報期間，得定為自揭示之日起二個月以上。