{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-290-18","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 290:18","heading":"Estranged Spouse.","body":"Notwithstanding RSA 290:17, if the surviving spouse and the subject were estranged at the time of death, the spouse shall not have custody and control of the subject's remains. In this case, custody and control belong to the next of kin following the spouse.","path":["Title XXVI: CEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES","Chapter 290: BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS","Custody of Remains of Deceased Persons"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXVI/290/290-18.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:48:59Z","sha256":"40f9ebfff346f9a175919fb7a3a038ac334ca46a2f5e809b5f3731c9f47b300c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-290-17","next":"us-nh/rsa-290-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}