[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR724.115]

[Page 235]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 724_NAVAL DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Definitions
 
Sec. 724.115  Next of kin.

    The person or persons in the highest category of priority as 
determined by the following list (categories appear in descending order 
of priority): Surviving legal spouse; children (whether by current or 
prior marriage) age 18 years or older in descending precedence by age; 
father or mother, unless by court order custody has been vested in 
another (adoptive parent takes precedence over natural parent); siblings 
(whole or half) age 18 years or older in descending precedence by age; 
grandfather or grandmother; any other relative (precedence to be 
determined in accordance with the civil law of descent of the deceased 
former member's state of domicile at time of death).