Next of kin definition

Next of kin means the nearest blood relative to the service member.
Next of kin means the nearest blood relative of the eligible employee.
Next of kin means the nearest blood relative of the individual.

Examples of Next of kin in a sentence

  • Next of kin are entitled to consent.*Welsh legislation: The law in Wales has changed to bring in a soft “opt-out” system for consent to organ donation.

  • Next of kin means the closest blood relative of the injured or recovering service member.


More Definitions of Next of kin

Next of kin means a person's spouse, parents, siblings and children.
Next of kin means the surviving spouse and heirs at law of the deceased.
Next of kin means the nearest blood relative of a Covered Servicemember.
Next of kin means any of the following persons, regardless of the relationship to the decedent: any
Next of kin of a covered service member means the nearest blood relative other than the covered service member's spouse, parent, son, or daughter, in the following order of priority: Blood relatives who have been granted legal custody of the covered service member by court decree or statutory provisions, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and first cousins, unless the covered service member has specifically designated in writing another blood relative as his or her nearest blood relative for purposes of military caregiver leave under the FMLA. When such designation has been made, the designated individual shall be deemed to be the only next of kin.
Next of kin means a person's spouse, state regis- tered domestic partner, parents, siblings, and children;
Next of kin of a covered servicemember means the nearest blood relative other than the covered servicemember’s spouse, parent, son or daughter, in the following order of priority: blood relatives granted legal custody, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and first cousins, unless the covered servicemember has specifically designated in writing another blood relative for purposes of FMLA caregiver leave.