Next of Kin
Hi,
Looking for suggestions on documentation when releasing Next of Kin Items. Who decides on the Next of Kin? How are you notified on who to release Next of Kin personal items to? Is there any paperwork that the Next of Kin has to provide to ensure they are the next of kin? When releasing items to the Next of Kin does your Legal get involved? Any comments would be helpful. Thank-you.
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The officer or detective on the case sends us an email authorizing us to release. They must state the item numbers and provide the name and contact information for the person who can receive the items. The ME office has official next of kin based on relationship (it usually goes: spouse or sometimes former spouse, then adult children, then parents, then adult siblings, etc.).
We'll release anything to anyone (almost!) if we have it in writing from a sworn officer.