Share of person absent and unheard of.
Section 759
SEC. 759. Share of person absent and unheard of. — If a person entitled to a distributive share of the estate of a deceased person is absent and unheard of for fifteen years, five years of which are after the death of such deceased person, or is absent and unheard of for a period of twenty-five years, two years of which are after such death, the court may order the share of such absent person distributed among his lineal heirs, if he has any, otherwise among the heirs of such deceased person; but if such absent person proves to be alive he shall be entitled to his estate notwithstanding such distribution, and may recover any portion thereof which anyone has received under such order; and before an order is made for the payment or distribution of any money or estate herein authorized, the court shall cause the same notice to be given as upon the settlement of an administrator's account, and such other notice, by publication or otherwise, as the court deems proper.