# Next of Kin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin/427712>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 25, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin/427712 "2007-11-25T17:15:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin/427712/21 "2007-11-27T14:41:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Zsofia]  
Yeah, but who uses a landline these days? They’d have to find my cel records to get anything useful.  
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And don’t you get your bills for your cell phone sent to your physical address? (I know that electronic billing is catching on, but I don’t think it’s the major mode, yet. By long ways.)

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-of-kin/427712/22 "2007-11-27T15:07:48Z")

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So, is there an official route for finding one’s next of kin ( **Walloon** ’s answer seems pretty official) or is it a “by any means necessary” type thing?

Personally, I wouldn’t care if the cops did a little digging in my house (I want my mommy, after all) but I can see a lot of people being pretty pissed at the invasion of privacy that might need to occur to get the right info.

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