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Desires to take their right to receive any income or discretionary grants from the interest; or
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9 THE FULL NAMES OF ANY FORMER SPOUSES, CIVIL UNION PARTNERS OR DE FACTO PARTNERS OF THE DECEASED,
other than as stated in question 7, who are a parent of any of the deceased’s children, are:
Name Spouse Civil union partner De Facto Partner
10 NEXT OFKIN (sel...
Where a copy is produced the Court may still
require production of the original.
(iii) Next ofKin – where there is no will the next ofkin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no children then brothers and
sisters; if neither of these then next ofkin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.
The deceased left children or their issue as next ofkin and they are listed below; OR
The deceased had no children but left brothers and sisters or their issue as next ofkin and they are listed below; OR
The deceased left no children or brothers and sisters as next ofkin, but I/we* list below or attach a whakapapa record
showing the next ofkin to the deceased, including, where possible, the names, sex, age, and postal add...
If there are no children, then next ofkin are
brothers and sisters. If there are neither children of the deceased nor brothers or sisters, then next ofkin are the nearest
relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.
In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land (see next item).
4. The Crown refers to the Sovereign, who is the head of state of New Zealand.
Crown-
owned land is, in effect, state-owned land.
3 An area of land reserved for a special
purpose when land is subdivided.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a
common ancestor.
5 A document prepared and signed by a court,
to give effect to a decision of a judge of
that court.
6 A person bound to deal with property
on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
