I was given forms to fill at an
event I attended recently and there was a column I was to fill that set me into
some deep thinking of some sorts. First of all, let me state categorically that
I hate filling forms of any type and the headache this particular column was
giving me was not funny.
The column was….. “NEXT OF KIN”
Hmnn…I can just imagine you saying
what is the big deal about this question? Well for me since I don’t have a
husband, I was thinking should I put my daughter’s name? but she is only 12yrs
old…should I put my mum’s name? but she is supposed to die before me…..should I
put one of my sibling’s name? The list goes on and on but really whose name
should be in this column???
A next of kin is meant to be a
person’s closest living relative, nearest blood relation or closest family
member. But what happens when they are all different people? Who should take
preeminence?
Some years ago this issue caused a rift in a friend’s family when they found
out their father had filled his brother as his next of kin rather than their
mother. They raised it with their dad who blatantly refused to change it
insisting that his brother would be in a better position to handle his affairs.
Unfortunately they both died in a car accident and there was a serious legal
tussle with the other family members.
The next-of-kin relationship is a very important one because it gives the
person the right to either take serious decisions or outrightly take over what
you might have in terms of inheritance. So for me the question remains who should
actually be your next of kin??
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