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Offline dpareja

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Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« on: October 11, 2013, 02:42:13 am »
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ohio-judge-tells-man-he-s-still-legally-dead-1.1959161

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An Ohio man is finding out there's no easy way to come back from the dead.

Donald Miller Jr. went to court this week to ask a county judge to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead after he had disappeared from his home eight years earlier. But the judge turned down his request, citing a three-year time limit for changing a death ruling.

Yeah. So I wonder what being legally dead means for things like tax obligations. Do zombies have to pay income tax?
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 03:34:10 am »
Oh, so many references and shout outs to choose from... Did he try explaining he was only mostly dead?
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2013, 03:36:28 am »
Quote from: SmokingDodongo on October 11, 2013, 03:34:10 am
Oh, so many references and shout outs to choose from... Did he try explaining he was only mostly dead?

At least the judge didn't get someone to hit the guy over the head after ignoring his protests of still being alive.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2013, 03:50:40 am »
I got better
Seriously though how will this get resolved
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2013, 06:48:59 am »
Quote from: dpareja on October 11, 2013, 02:42:13 am

Yeah. So I wonder what being legally dead means for things like tax obligations. Do zombies have to pay income tax?


Well from a tax perspective its great, from a day to day living perspective its a bit more troublesome. Its really hard to apply for say a job or a bank account when you are legally dead.

It is actually pretty amazing how the legal definition of your status with regards to the state defines your day to day life. As someone who is currently fighting to get my legal status changed it is a nightmare.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2013, 12:40:18 pm »
It shouldn't.  His "widow" would then owe hundreds of thousands of dollars back to the state as she's been claiming death benifits from Social Security in order to keep her kids afloat.

Ironbite-dude's dead and the statue has expired...that's that.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2013, 01:02:41 pm »
Yeah, he's been surviving off the grid, and off the grid he will stay. No good reason to "correct" this since it only hurts his innocent wife and family. Now, if someday cash currency is phased out, he'll be fucked, but I doubt he'll still be alive by then...teehee.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2013, 02:37:00 pm »
Interesting. What happens if he commits a crime? Can you convict a dead man?
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2013, 03:21:46 pm »
Maybe he should just to another country & start over with a new name & stuff. Correcting the issue would hurt his family.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2013, 05:44:10 pm »
Goes to show that sometimes people fall through the cracks of the law
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2013, 06:02:45 pm »
Quote from: Sigmaleph on October 11, 2013, 02:37:00 pm
Interesting. What happens if he commits a crime? Can you convict a dead man?
This raises a TON of weird, potentially disturbing implications.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2013, 06:17:40 pm »
Quote from: kefkaownsall on October 11, 2013, 05:44:10 pm
Goes to show that sometimes people fall through the cracks of the law

He didn't fall through the cracks.  He jumped in.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2013, 12:55:56 am »
What happens if he has another kid with his wife? Is she legally a Truly Single Parent? If she died but the man and the kid were still alive, would the kid legally be an orphan?
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2013, 01:09:46 am »
The article seems to indicate that he and his wife were already estranged before his disappearance. I doubt she'd be in any mindset to have another child with him.
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Re: Guy declared dead, turns up alive, is still dead
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2013, 01:15:28 am »
He's 66, and most likely his wife is that age or at least post menopause.
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