New Hampshire Statutes
§ 290:18 — Estranged Spouse
New Hampshire·Title XXVI CEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES·Ch. 290 BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS·Subdivision Custody of Remains of Deceased Persons
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.
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Legislative History
1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 290:1
Death Records§ 290:1-a
Fetal Death Records§ 290:10
Record of Death§ 290:12
By Whom§ 290:13
To Another Town§ 290:14
Penalty§ 290:15
Order for Disinterment§ 290:16
Definitions§ 290:17
Custody and Control Generally§ 290:18
Estranged Spouse§ 290:19
Court Determination§ 290:2-a
Release of Body