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MASSACHUSETTS DEGREES OF KINSHIP CHART (MPC 960)
Each title is that person’s
relation to the Decedent.
5
6
7
Great-Great
Aunt/Uncle
1st Cousin of
Grandparent
2nd Cousin of
Parent
9
3rd Cousin’s
Children
3rd Cousin’s
10
Grandchildren
3rd Cousin’s
11
Great-grandchildren
5
1st Cousin of
Parent
Parent
3
Aunt/Uncle
2nd Cousin
Brother/Sister
Decedent
4
1st Cousin
8
3rd Cousin
Niece/Nephew
Child
Great
Niece/Nephew
Great-great
Niece/Nephew
Grandchild
Great
Grandchild
1st Cousin’s
5
Children
6
1st Cousin’s
Grandchildren
7
1st Cousin’s
Great-grandchildren
The numbers above represent the order of nearness in blood to the deceased and are referred to as “degrees of kindred”. The lower the degree or number, the closer a
When there are multiple relations with the same degree, those who claim through the nearest ancestor are preferred. See G. L. c. 190B, § 2-103 (4). For example, if the
nearest living relatives are a great-aunt, a great-uncle and two 1st cousins, all are 4th degree relations, but the two 1st cousins inherit because they claim through the
grandparents - a closer ancestor than the great-grandparents.
The nearest living relatives of the lowest degree inherit the estate equally regardless of whether they claim on the mother’s side or the father’s side of the family.
Children of deceased relatives in a class are excluded. See G. L. c. 190B, § 2-103 (4).
If there are no known heirs at law, see G. L. c. 190B, § 2-105. The Attorney General must be provided notice in such cases.
2nd Cousin’s
Children
2nd Cousin’s
Grandchildren
6
7
8
2nd Cousin’s
9
Great-grandchildren
relation is to the Decedent.
4
Great-Great
Grandparent
3
Great
Grandparent
Degrees of kinship are used to identify heirs at law in the
“next of kin” category ONLY if there are no members in
the first four groups of heirs: (1) surviving spouse, (2)
children and their descendants, (3) parents, and (4)
brothers/sisters and their descendants. See G. L. c. 190B,
§§ 2-102, 2-103, 2-106.
4
Great Aunt/Uncle
2
Grandparent
Massachusetts Degrees of Kinship Chart
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