2006-09-27 04:39:01 · 6 answers · asked by Abel 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Your wife or husband is your next of kin.
2006-09-27 04:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by Lyn I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally, a spouse is considered to be the next of kin. So, if you die, your estate legally goes to your next of kin, which would be your spouse. Then each state has a hierarchy denoting to whom your estate would go if your spouse were not alive (or if you didn't have a spouse), such as children, parents, other relatives, etc.
2006-09-27 04:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, kin means blood related.
2006-09-27 04:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by sparkles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when people refer to notifying next of kin, they are talking of all relatives, blood and marriage....
2006-09-27 04:47:18 · answer #4 · answered by Andy FF1,2,CrTr,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. Your spouse is your husband or wife and is therefore related by marriage.
2006-09-27 04:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by bachbeet2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Alabama they usually are I thought.
2006-09-28 08:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋