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Generally, for the purpose of making funeral arrangements and petitioning for probate:
In the United States and most Western countries a surviving spouse has the legal right to make decisions as the next of kin. In the Unites States and most Western countries when a parent dies leaving no surviving spouse, all his children are his next of kin NOT only the eldest son. Primogeniture, or the right of the eldest son to inherit, is obsolete. It has been relegated to history where it belongs.
In patriarchal cultures in the Middle East most favor a son or male relative.
For inheritance laws you can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link provided below.
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What is a wife called when husband dies?
A husband is called a WIDOWER when his wife dies.
When a husband dies the remaining wife is called a what?
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Next of kid after a death?
I think you meant "Next of Kin" which means the nearest survivor to the person who has died. IN a family with a husband wife and two children, if the Husband dies, the wife is Next of Kin. If both parents died, say in a car crash, then the children are next of kin to them. Hope this helps!
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The wife take it.
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Mother, if you mean wife of the deceased husband.
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the wife
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the lawyers get rich
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The Wife.
