next of kin
person's nearest relative
Next of Kin
Next of kin
This article is about the term. For other uses, see
Next of Kin Next of kin is the term used to describe a person's closest living blood relative or
relatives.In many legal systems, rights regarding
inheritance and substitute decision making capacity (for example, in a medical emergency) where no clear will or instructions have been given, and the person has no spouse, flow to their closest relative of the
age of majority, usually a parent or a
sibling, but occasionally an adult child. However, there are people without any close adult relatives and, in such a case, decision making power often flows to a
first cousin, aunt, uncle, or grandparent.
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next of kin
Noun
1. the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
(hypernym) relative, relation
Next of kin
Next Of Kin
This term is used to signify the relations of a party who has died intestate.
In general no one comes within this term who is not included in the provisions of the statutes of distribution. A wife cannot, in general, claim as next of kin of her husband, nor a husband as next of kin of his wife. But when there are circumstances in a will which induce a belief of an intention to include them under this term, they will be so considered, though in the ordinary sense of the word, they are not.
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