Yes, your step daughter or nephew can be your next of kin. Next of kin is typically a family member that is surviving.
No.
Whether or not a step daughter is next of kin depends on a variety of factors. If there are no other closer relatives, then it could be the case.
next of kin would be eldest child
Yes your child is your next of kin if you are not married. If you don't have children and are not.married it goes your parents and then siblings!
A brother is more closely related to you than you grandchild is, so a brother would be the next of kin. Of course, a written will can bequeath parts of an estate to other than the "next of kin."
Any child of the decedent's blood is an equal next of kin.
If you have no spouse or children and your parents are dead, then a brother or sister would count as next of kin. Next of kin in order 1) spouse 2) children 3) siblings 4) uncles or aunts 5) cousins
Daughter. You can check the laws in your state at the related question link below.
In most jurisdictions in the US, the spouse is the next of kin unless there is a legal divorce. After the spouse, the children are next of kin; only after them come the brothers and sisters.
His children are his next of kin, then his parents, then his siblings. You can check the laws of intestate succession for your state at the related question link. Those laws set forth the legal scheme for heirs at law and next of kin.
If they have a biological relative then no, a brother is a closer relative than an adoptive father is. Legally though, if you are the only guardian/ relative then you will be next of kin.