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RSA 290:18 · Estranged Spouse

Title: CEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES
Chapter: 290 · BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS
Status: current
Official source linked: Yes

Official source

290:18 Estranged Spouse. –
Notwithstanding RSA 290:17, if the surviving spouse and the subject were estranged at the time of death, the spouse shall not have custody and control of the subject's remains. In this case, custody and control belong to the next of kin following the spouse.
Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Source note

Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Source history

1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997