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NEXT OF KIN.

Legal Term: NEXT OF KIN.
Definition: This term is used to signify the relations of a party who has died intestate.

2. In general no one comes within this term who is not included in the provisions of the statutes of distribution. 3 Atk. 422, 761; 1 Ves. sen. 84. 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 induce a belief of an intention to include them under this term, they will be so considered, though in the ordinary sense of the word, they are not. Hov. Fr. 288, 9; 1 My. & Keen, 82. Vide Branch; Kindred; Line.





***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

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