nabiz:
Reading your mind it seems you don't actually understand the meaning of NEXT OF KING. Your next of King is not thr per to inherit your assets if you are no more. There is different between Will and next of king. Next of king is a person to be contact in case of emergency or who will help you do what you can not do for yourself. While will is some one you authorize to benefit your property in case of your dead. I may be wrong sha

You no are right. But it’s not Next of King. It is Next of Kin….

saphiere:
Please drop your answer with reasons.

For me, I'd say his wife.
My reasons;
1. His wife takes care of his children.
2. He grows old with his wife.
3. His mum might die before him.
4. His wife is always there by him.

His legitimate non greedy wife

His wife of course.

As the level is going now ,
Nah my papa will be my next of kin ooo cos is late already

Odin13:
The son.. if he’s above 15..

The sister .. if the son is below 15

Brother .. of the boy is below 15

Wife .. 25 years after marriage .

Mother .. a big No.

She can’t run her family and mine.

small pikin talk.

How is she running your family when you don't have a good wife?

nabiz:
Reading your mind it seems you don't actually understand the meaning of NEXT OF KING. Your next of King is not thr per to inherit your assets if you are no more. There is different between Will and next of king. Next of king is a person to be contact in case of emergency or who will help you do what you can not do for yourself. While will is some one you authorize to benefit your property in case of your dead. I may be wrong sha

You're confidently empty.

saphiere:
Please drop your answer with reasons.

For me, I'd say his wife.
My reasons;
1. His wife takes care of his children.
2. He grows old with his wife.
3. His mum might die before him.
4. His wife is always there by him.

Ordinarily your next of kin na your wife. But monogamy-mindset dey make too many women resent and nurse hatred for their hubby as per guyman must continue dey chop outside, because, na Africa society be that...one prick, many many pussy.

So African men sef done wise up say, to keep your financial power in the hand of very bitter wife na suicide be that..the wife will seize the opportunity to punish you for any marital infidelity wey you done commit. So monogamous marriage between African man and woman, na cat and rat game. That's why a smart African man would hide some assets from his wife. Moreso, if perchance he had kids outside and he dies with his wife in control of his legacy those kids would SUFFER.

As the level is going now ,
Nah my papa will be my next of kin ooo cos he is late already lol

Women or should I say wives make their relatives their next of kin, not their husbands.. so what's the noise about husband making his beloved mother his next of kin?

saphiere:
Please drop your answer with reasons.

For me, I'd say his wife.
My reasons;
1. His wife takes care of his children.
2. He grows old with his wife.
3. His mum might die before him.
4. His wife is always there by him.

Personally I would say that a man's wife should be his next of kin but someone like footballer Achraf Hakimi would say otherwise inorder to protect his assets from divorce issues.

Next of kin would definitely be a child of mine. Can't be mom because she's way older than me obviously and her prayers won't be for me to die before her.
And a son, the smartest one

I will rather will my properties to my female child, am sure she will be capable of taking care of the family OBJECTIVELY.

To me, it's my mum and my younger brother.
I'm entitled to my choice, pls.

As for me. I will use my son
Instead of my wife.
D mistake my father made was to use my step mum as his next of kin since 1970
When sickness came father died, he forgot to change the next to me and my sisters
Now step mum is about claiming all millions of property he left behind.
So who s the dommy here.
Thank God we are well to do today,if not story goes.. i rest here.

As for me. I will use my son
Instead of my wife.
D mistake my father made was to use my step mum as his next of kin since 1970
When sickness came father died, he forgot to change the next to me and my sisters
Now step mum is about claiming all millions of property he left behind.
So who s the dommy here.
Thank God we are well to do today,if not story goes.. i rest here

saphiere:
Please drop your answer with reasons.

For me, I'd say his wife.
My reasons;
1. His wife takes care of his children.
2. He grows old with his wife.
3. His mum might die before him.
4. His wife is always there by him.

His wife is always there for him that's y she wants divorce
He grows old with his wife after sharing his properties 50/50
Go n do more research before insinuating nuisance

Your wife of course, except you are married to a Woman that doesn't have sense.

habsydiamond:
It depends.. if u see ur wife as a greedy individual it possible not to use her as ur next of kin.. I have seen situation where ladies attempt or even kill their husband because of wealth.. if one have a legal wife with good qualities that's the best.

Why marry a greedy woman to start with when marriage should be your happy place?.
She might have pretended but this is why courtship is very important as bad character reveals itself.

Even if you make your mother next of kin, it does not automatically give her inheritance rights, especially when the Man is survived by his lawfully wedded wife and children. They will still be given priority rights in the eyes of the law.

We Human like to force things in our way.. If you meet a lady it is very easy for you to know if she truly love you or she is for the money.. There is always a sign but we don't listen... Hakimi knew something was wrong but it was late because they have kid together so he decided to play smart b4 the wife will notice him... Mom or Wife can be but study the both sometimes they might be same.

I will say for the first 5-6 years of marriage, it should be the mother, but after that, he should transfer it to the wife...

A foolish friend got married, quickly changed his next of kin to wife, 6 months into marriage, accident , Otilor... Wife come inherit wetin mama use 35 years build...

It's quite sad that a subject matter like this would be debated. Our women have given us reasons to doubt them, hence the trust is tilting to our mothers.

Mom and wife. You people don’t have fathers? Lmao

ncblaze:
It's quite sad that a subject matter like this would be debated. Our women have given us reasons to doubt them, hence the trust is tilting to our mothers.

Are you fatherless?

Oyerinde16:
I will say for the first 5-6 years of marriage, it should be the mother, but after that, he should transfer it to the wife...

A foolish friend got married, quickly changed his next of kin to wife, 6 months into marriage, accident , Otilor... Wife come inherit wetin mama use 35 years build...

What happened to your fathers? Embarrassing

nabiz:
Reading your mind it seems you don't actually understand the meaning of NEXT OF KING. Your next of King is not thr per to inherit your assets if you are no more. There is different between Will and next of king. Next of king is a person to be contact in case of emergency or who will help you do what you can not do for yourself. While will is some one you authorize to benefit your property in case of your dead. I may be wrong sha

its Next of kin not Next of King

None. It is my direct child

Your mother should be your next of kin only if she made her own mother (your grandmom) her next of kin.

Puss360:
I so much love this question...
When I keep saying that marriage is not for everybody, people keeps condemning me...
Why will you get married to someone whom you don't trust?
Don't you know that marriage is more or less for life?
If all your life you are still searching for "the one" and you haven't seen, keep searching. Don't settle for less, because questions like this you will give the wrong answer.....
Marry your friend. Marry someone who makes you smile.

In my opinion, a Man's next of kin should be his wife in everything.
A Woman's next of kin should be her husband.
Then their properties will be inherited and shared among their children legally when they(parents) die....
Simple

You talk as life is a linear graph and every factor is so straight,
There is no perfect answer in life behaviour based expectations and actual reality.
The choice is yours, and anything you ever choose should be based on how you see your biological family, and your marital family.

Let me ask you... let's say you get married at age 30 to a lady you have know for 2 years in friendship. Then ,3 months in marriage, you make her your next of kin. So, I ask,VI's your biological family that you have spent about 30 years of life with and had raised you sweated and almost bled for you so insignificant and untrustworthy that you now compare with a wife that you have roughly spent less than three years with?

Why is a man's next of kin always a topic, why is the woman's next of kin not talked about - even when some ladies a richer than their spouse?
Traditional, there is a stage in marriage that a wife becomes a "man" , it is earned with time and birth of children,

His wife

In a world that is normal, It is unwise using mother as a next of kin. But wife is ok if she is younger. Then change it to your child as soon as s/he reaches a certain age.
But in this crazy world your Mother then your child with verified DNA. Wife is no no no.

Women are mistaking preferential treatment for gender equality

Odin13:
The son.. if he’s above 15..

The sister .. if the son is below 15

Brother .. of the boy is below 15

Wife .. 25 years after marriage .

Mother .. a big No.

She can’t run her family and mine.

I'm sure you are a woman