guardianship

A new law, the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act, has come into force in England and Wales. The rule will enable the families of missing loved ones to gain control of the missing person’s finances, something which was previously only possible if the person was declared dead under the 2013 Presumption of Death Act. The law is named after missing chef Claudia Lawrence, who is yet to be found since her disappearance in 2009.