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2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXVI - Cemeteries; Burials; Dead Bodies
Chapter 290 - Burials and Disinterments
Section 290:18 - Estranged Spouse.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 290:18 (2019)
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.
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