(1) Section 1680 (1) and (2) applies accordingly if the parental custody of a parent ends because they are declared dead or the time of their death has been established under the provisions of the Missing Persons Act (Verschollenheitsgesetz).
(2) Where this parent is still alive, the family court, on application, is to transfer parental custody to this parent to the extent to which the parent was entitled to it before the point of time relevant under section 1677, unless this is inconsistent with the best interests of the child.