1) Closest relative 2) Contacts in an emergency 
n. 1) the nearest blood relatives of a person who has died, including the surviving spouse. 2) anyone who would receive a portion of the estate by the laws of descent and distribution if there is no will.
Closest relative.
It refers to the closest blood relative to the person who has died. Normally a spouse is not considered a next of kin, but if circumstances described in the will makes one believe , then the law is supposedly to believe the spouse to be a next of kin.It another sense it refers to the all those people whom the deceased estate will be disposed and di...
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 fun...
The nearest blood relatives
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 ind.....
A person's closest living relative.
The closest relatives, as defined by state law, of a deceased person. Most states recognize the spouse or registered domestic partner and the nearest blood relatives as next of kin.
[n] - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
noun the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified. · the nearest relative or relatives who share in the estate of a person who dies intestate.