Where the absentee has appointed an administrator, and it is unknown whether the absentee is alive or dead, a court may, on the application of the administrator, any person interested, or of a public prosecutor, appoint another administrator in his or her stead.
Civil Act — Article 23 (Replacement of administrator)
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