Castro, one of Ghana’s long ago most valuable musical legends and assets would be legally declared a deceased next year.
Six years down the lane, Castro and a lady believed to be one of his pillion companions disappeared on the Volta River during a Jet Ski cruise on the very day of July 6, 2014.
Now with regards to the laws of the country the disappearance of an individual should take a maximum of seven years before their absence can be considered tantamount to death.
That position of the law in the constitution of Ghana was widely explained by one lawyer Kwame Koduah Atuahene on Tuesday upon being consulted on the issue.
According to him, The Evidence Act of 1975, Section 33, states that a person can only be declared legally dead after seven years by a court, where the person in question has not been seen or heard from in seven years despite diligent and persistent efforts to find him.
Speaking more on the issue, Lawyer Koduah added that in the event the missing person left a Will, anyone who stands to derive any benefits such as spouse, parents or business partners, would have to be withheld until after seven years have elapsed.
Making it loud he said “If there were any proceeds to be derived from joint ventures such as businesses and song collaborations that Castro has done with anyone in terms of sales and proceeds, it would still have to split jointly, this is done to ensure no one tramples on his rights,”
In other cases and events, the lawyer explained that the above claims were presumptions and for that matter, if anyone could give in reasonable facts or evidence of Castro’s availability or better still if the singer could be found before the seven years elapses, then everything would proceed as normal since he would be deemed as being alive.
Source: www.urstrulypraiznews.com
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