One or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person. Legally, those related by blood, as opposed to those related by marriage.
This is the nearest blood relatives to the deceased, including the surviving spouse.
the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
The closest living relation.
The person(s) entitled to receive an intestate estate according to provincial law. A person's closest living relative(s) - spouse, children, parents, siblings...
The person or persons most closely related by blood to a decedent; also the person or persons entitled to inherit personal property from a decedent who has not left a will. See heir.
the mother, father, children, brothers, sisters, spouse and common law spouse of a deceased person.
The term next of kin is widely used, but there is no statutory definition. In practice the general rule has been to recognise spouses and blood relatives as next of kin.The Mental Health Act 1983 defines a list of certain people who can be treated as the 'nearest relative' of a patient. A 'nearest relative' has a number of important powers and functions, including the right to discharge a patient who has been formally detained in hospital, make an application for a person to be admitted for assessment, treatment or guardianship and also to object to applications for treatment or guardianship being made by a social worker. Only certain categories of people can become a 'nearest relative'. First in the list are spouses, and then unmarried heterosexual couples who have lived together for 6 months. A same sex partner could only become a nearest relative after a period of 5 years.
Those persons most nearly related to a decedent by blood (i.e. children, parents, brothers and sisters .etc.)
Blood relatives of an individual.
The nearest blood relative of a deceased. The expression has come to describe those persons most related to a dead person and therefore likely to inherit the deceased's property.
The nearest blood relative of a person. This term does not include a spouse.
Closest relative of someone who has died. Usually the spouse is considered the "next of kin".
A person's closest living relative either by blood or by marriage Related links: Same sex couples
The closest relatives, as defined by state law, of a deceased person. Most states recognize the spouse and the nearest blood relatives as next of kin.
Next of Kin, also known as The Space Willies, is a science fiction comic novel by Eric Frank Russell. It is the story of a military misfit who successfully conducts a one-man psychological warfare operation against an alien race and its allies, with whom humans and allied races are at war. It was published under the title "Next of Kin" in 1959.
