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yes you folks are right that being named as someones next of kin does not automatically mean you are entitled to anything, basically anyone can be anyones next of kin, they dont have to be related, he died suddenly at 55 and no she did not live with him, infact they lived at opposite ends of the country, so my next step is to try and obtain a copy of his will (if he made one) and i can do that online for a small charge, so still a mystery as to how she believes she was his next of kin, but i will ( sorry no pun intended) get to the bottom of it but thanks all