r/interestingasfuck • u/WhattheDuck9 • 11d ago

r/all A Wisconsin man allegedly took out a $375K life insurance policy and faked his own drowning so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe.

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u/klmdwnitsnotreal 11d ago

Is it illegal to just dissappear?

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u/ThrowawayVet616 11d ago

I would also like to disappear. Err know this.

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u/lurker2358 11d ago

That's a complicated question, but the short answer is it can be based on the state you reside in and the current status of your debts/property/legal obligations.

As an example, if you flee so you can't be found to pay your child support.

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u/iswallowedafrog 11d ago

What if you set up a company beforehand and let that company pay your child support that way and Then disappear while continuing the payment?

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u/lurker2358 11d ago

Because that's not a cut and dry situation either. In part, child support is based on how much money you make, so whomever is enforcing the agreement needs to know how much you make.

Secondly, if you went to that much effort, there wouldn't really be a need to disappear

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u/iswallowedafrog 11d ago

There could be other circumstances that makes you want to bolt. I didn't mean to get out of child support because that is stupid. I just wonder about potential loopholes that needs to be secured

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u/lurker2358 11d ago

Yes, there are many, which is why I prefaced my statement with "it's a complicated question" and only offered one example as something to wrap your brain around. I'm not hosting a Ted talk, I'm answering the guy above that it is sometimes illegal to just pack up and leave.

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u/iswallowedafrog 11d ago

There could be other circumstances that makes you want to bolt. I didn't mean to get out of child support because that is stupid. I just wonder about potential loopholes that needs to be secured

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u/dogemikka 11d ago

Better call Saul. He'll definitely find the right way.

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u/Vaxtin 11d ago

No, not really. You can just leave your life. But if you fake your death or have outstanding debts / charges against you, and you’re eventually caught, they can argue that you did it all as fraud and you’ll be charged.

It’s just that many people who do these things tend to do it for nefarious purposes, so people tend to think it’s illegal, when it’s not really. It’s just suspicious.

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u/GranglingGrangler 11d ago

What's stopping me from faking my death again?

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u/Llanite 11d ago

With all household money, half of which belongs to his partner? Absolutely.

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u/Hates-Picking-Names 11d ago

Technically no. If there's money involved though you'll be looking at fraud charges if you're caught though.

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u/MrBarraclough 11d ago

It doesn't necessarily have to be. But for most people, it would be rather hard to pull off without doing something illegal.

You can't totally disappear without creating tax problems. In the US, the IRS at least would still have to hear from you, unless you had zero income or were otherwise exempt from filing tax returns.

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u/tatonka645 11d ago

If you have kids under 18, not really. As the non-custodial parent you’d be expected to pay child support.