lineal relative definition

lineal relative means a person who is a lineal ancestor, lineal descendant, brother, or sister, whether the relationship is of the whole blood or half‑blood, whether or not the relationship is traced through, or to, a person whose parents were not married to each other at the time of the person’s birth, or subsequently, and whether the relationship is a natural relationship or a relationship established by a written law.
lineal relative. , in relation to a person, means each of the following people —