Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Virginia
Next of Kin
In the ''pecking'' order of who is related as closest to my Uncle and is considered the ''next of kin'' when all other close relatives [parents, sister, etc., have passed away] ...is it me, the niece, or is it a cousin? Thank you.
Asked on 12/28/04, 2:58 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Next of Kin
If you mean your uncle's cousin, your degree of consanguinity as your uncle's niece should trump that of the cousin in determining which of you is more closely related to your apparently now deceased uncle.
Answered on 12/29/04, 11:37 pm
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