New Hampshire Revised Statutes 290:16 – Definitions
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In this subdivision:
I. “At-need funeral arrangements” means funeral arrangements made after death.
II. “Custody and control” means the right to make all decisions, consistent with applicable laws, regarding the handling of a dead body, including but not limited to possession, at-need funeral arrangements, final disposition, and disinterment.
III. “Estranged” means living in separate residences and having a relationship characterized by hostility or indifference.
IV. “Next-of-kin” means a person having the following relationship to the subject, in the following order of priority:
(a) The spouse.
(b) An adult son or daughter.
(c) A parent.
(d) An adult brother or sister.
(e) An adult grandchild.
(f) An adult niece or nephew who is the child of a brother or sister.
(g) A maternal grandparent.
(h) A paternal grandparent.
(i) An adult aunt or uncle.
(j) An adult first cousin.
(k) Any other adult relative in descending order of blood relationship.
V. “Subject” means the person whose remains are placed in the custody and control of another person pursuant to this section.
I. “At-need funeral arrangements” means funeral arrangements made after death.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 290:16
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. “Custody and control” means the right to make all decisions, consistent with applicable laws, regarding the handling of a dead body, including but not limited to possession, at-need funeral arrangements, final disposition, and disinterment.
III. “Estranged” means living in separate residences and having a relationship characterized by hostility or indifference.
IV. “Next-of-kin” means a person having the following relationship to the subject, in the following order of priority:
(a) The spouse.
(b) An adult son or daughter.
(c) A parent.
(d) An adult brother or sister.
(e) An adult grandchild.
(f) An adult niece or nephew who is the child of a brother or sister.
(g) A maternal grandparent.
(h) A paternal grandparent.
(i) An adult aunt or uncle.
(j) An adult first cousin.
(k) Any other adult relative in descending order of blood relationship.
V. “Subject” means the person whose remains are placed in the custody and control of another person pursuant to this section.