It all depends on what the provisions of the estate documents state. However, next of kin means a blood relative so the distant cousin would be the heir. In order for the step son to be a next of kin they would have to have been adopted with the provisions stating that the adopted child would be considered as a natural born child of the deceased. Being that there is no will it will go by the guidelines of the intestacy laws (laws for a deceased without a will) which in most cases looks for the nearest blood relative. You may contest this through the courts but there is no guarantee that you will receive any of the money.
YES, I am a distant cousin of him. to be more exact, around sixth distant cousin
Dinosaurs are not alive any more but there are relatives of them such as birds as distant cousin.
They are distant relatives. Anil Kapoor's father Surinder Kapoor is cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor, who was the father of Raj Kapoor.
Describing someone as a "distant cousin" is a very imprecise way of saying that they are related to you, but the speaker either does not know exactly how or they are not a first cousin, but are "more distant."
== No, a first cousin twice removed is a fairly close relative from a genetics perspective. The grandchild of your first cousin would be this relative. == Whether any particular cousin is a distant relative or a near relation is mostly a matter of how you and your family choose to define the terms. Some families have no knowledge of the grand children of their cousins and consider them distant relatives. Some families see them every day and consider them close relations.
There are. You should not breed close relatives. A distant cousin is as close as it should get. Your kids will be much healthier and happier.
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"My third cousin is a distant relative."
yes, a distant cousin
You can go out with anyone you want. However, making children with close relatives is not recommended, but that is very different from going out with them. Your first cousin is the child of your aunt or uncle. Your second cousin is the grandchild of your great aunt or great uncle, and the child of your first cousin. The daughter of your second cousin is your second cousin, once removed. Marriages between first cousins have been accepted, even approved, in some cultures. Marriages between more distant relatives are more widely accepted in the modern, western culture.
Your sixth cousin is definitely a relative, but a distant relative. There are many relatives with whom you have no relationship, and many people who are note related to you with whom you have relationships. If by 'count' you mean does it make having an intimate relationship illegal or immoral, no.
You can date a distant cousin. Some people will disapprove.