Tuluá Court declares the presumptive death of Rubén Darío Rodríguez Hurtado

The Third Promiscuous Family Court of Tuluá – Valle declared the presumptive death by disappearance of the citizen Rubén Darío Rodríguez Hurtado through Judgment number 222 of August 6, 2026. The official notice is published in the Official Gazette number 53,656 of October 12, 2026, in the notices section, and sets the presumptive date of death as September 20, 2006, at 11:00 a.m.

The decision is adopted based on numeral 6 of article 97 of the Civil Code, which regulates the declaration of presumptive death by disappearance. The process was handled under filing number 768343184003-2025-00035-00, with Jhon Jairo Isaza Hurtado as the plaintiff and the missing person as the defendant, and the ruling is signed by Judge Ana Janeth Pantoja Figueroa.

Identification of the missing person

The official notice specifies the identification data of the person whose death is declared:

• Name: Rubén Darío Rodríguez Hurtado.
• Citizenship ID number 1114058186.
• Born on September 29, 1985, in the municipality of San Pedro, Valle.
• Son of María Cenelia Hurtado Agudelo, identified with citizenship ID number 31760004, and Arcángel Rodríguez, identified with citizenship ID number 6493788.
• Last domicile: El Bosque farm, El Edén village, in San Pedro, Valle.

Call to those with news of the whereabouts

The court warns all persons who have news of the whereabouts of Rubén Darío Rodríguez Hurtado to communicate it to this office. The enabled channel for this is the digital email j03prftulua@cendoj.ramajudicial.gov.co.

The publication serves as notification to third parties and as publicity for the process, so that any interested party may provide information before the declaration takes full effect.

Publication and effects of the judgment

The notice appears in the edition of the Official Gazette corresponding to Monday, October 12, 2026, year CLXII, number 53,656, with a length of one page. The insertion was contracted with the National Printing Office of Colombia, according to Banco Davivienda receipt number 149660 of September 30, 2026, for a value of $89,100.

The declaration of presumptive death enables the opening of the succession and the definition of the missing person’s civil status, and directly affects their family members and third parties with legal interests in their estate.

The news has practical relevance for readers in the region: the judgment closes a process initiated in 2025 for a disappearance that occurred two decades ago and opens the way for the family and the creditors or debtors of the missing person to act before the justice system. Any person with information about their whereabouts can still communicate it to the court via the indicated email.

Source: Official Gazette of Colombia, number 53,656 of October 12, 2026, Miscellaneous section (Notices), page 1 (official reference: Judgment number 222 of August 6, 2026, filing 768343184003-2025-00035-00).