immediate family

The exact meaning of "immediate family" varies, and will sometimes be defined in legislation or rules for a particular purpose. This can change over time: in 2005 the Scottish Government proposed to change the definition for purposes of compensation payments after deaths. The definition was to be expanded from "a remaining spouse, sexual cohabitant, partner, step-parent or step-child, parent-in-law or child-in-law, or an individual related by blood whose close association is an equivalent of a family relationship who was accepted by the deceased as a child of his/her family" to include "any person who had accepted the deceased as a child of the family, the brother or sister of the deceased, any person brought up in the same household as a child and who was him/herself accepted as a child of the family, the same sex partner of the deceased, or any person who was the grandparent or grandchild of the deceased".

In California, for purposes of subdivision of Labor Code Section 2066, "immediate family member" means spouse, domestic partner, cohabitant, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, great grandparent, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepsibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or first cousin (that is, a child of an aunt or uncle).{{cite web | url=https://www.dir.ca.gov/t8/13692.html |title=§13692. Immediate Family Member Defined. | access-date=February 18, 2016}}

The Missouri Code of State Regulations, 19 CSR 15-7.021 (18) (H) states that "an immediate family member is defined as a parent; sibling; child by blood, adoption, or marriage; spouse; grandparent or grandchild."{{cite web | url=http://definitions.uslegal.com/i/immediate-family/ | title=Immediate Family Law & Legal Definition | access-date=April 4, 2012}}

The Australian Fair Work Act 2009, Section 12, defines immediate family as "a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee; or a child, parent, grandparent or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the employee.", and "the definition of the term ‘de facto partner’ includes a former de facto partner."{{cite web|title=Compassionate Leave Who Is Immediate Family|url=http://www.wrscentre.com.au/news/compassionate-leave-who-is-immediate-family.html|work=Workplace Resource and Services|access-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118093534/http://www.wrscentre.com.au/news/compassionate-leave-who-is-immediate-family.html|archive-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead}}

A travel insurance policy which covers curtailment due to the death or illness of a member of the policy-holder's "immediate family" uses a wide definition but adds residential requirements: "Immediate Family is your Partner, and: parents, children, stepchildren, fostered or adopted children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, or grandparents, of either you or your Partner, who live in your Home Country." and "Partner is your spouse or someone of either sex with whom you have a permanent relationship, and who also lives with you at your Home."{{cite web|title=Definition of certain words and terms|url=http://www.etravelinsure.com/policyuk.htm|work=ETravel Insurance|access-date=5 April 2012}}

In the United States, where health care costs are high, immediate family members typically purchase travel medical insurance plans for relatives or parents visiting USA, to cover health care costs due to sickness or injury while they are visiting them outside their home country. {{cite web|title=Relatives or Parents visiting USA|url=https://www.visoa.com/parents/|work=Visitor Insurance Services of America (VISOA)|access-date=13 June 2013}}

In the United States, there are many rules and rights surrounding immediate family members after a family death. If the will names a non-immediate family member to be the executor of the will, he or she cannot have an "official role in these matters".{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=36| isbn=9781413316797 }} Even if a person is not a joint owner, if they are an immediate family member a bank is likely to give them access to the deceased's safety deposit box.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=58| isbn=9781413316797 }}[https://melbournevault.com.au/ Safety Deposit Box Melbourne] Some states that enforce no-contest provisions do not enforce them against immediate family members.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=114| isbn=9781413316797 }} In some states, the immediate family may receive a family allowance – a court-ordered amount paid to them from estate funds to provide help for living expenses.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=189| isbn=9781413316797 }} They may also entitled to homestead allowance – an amount of equity in the family home.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=190| isbn=9781413316797 }} In many states, household goods (sentimental but not expensive goods) can be passed onto immediate family members without probate.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4oFQBgKwW-QC&q=%22immediate+family%22+-movie&pg=PA254 | title=The Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate Or Trust | publisher=Bang Printing | date=February 2012 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Randolph, Mary | pages=254| isbn=9781413316797 }}

In France, beneficiaries are almost always immediate family members.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss | url-access=registration | quote=Immediate family. | title=The family and inheritance | publisher=Russell Sage Foundation | year=1970 | access-date=April 4, 2012 |author1=Marvin B. Sussman |author2=Judith N. Cates |author3=David T. Smith | pages=[https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss/page/8 8]}}

Generally,{{where|date=April 2012}} the distribution to the immediate family leaves the spouse with the third or a half of the property and the issue with the balance.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss | url-access=registration | quote=Immediate family. | title=The family and inheritance | publisher=Russell Sage Foundation | year=1970 | access-date=April 4, 2012 |author1=Marvin B. Sussman |author2=Judith N. Cates |author3=David T. Smith | pages=[https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss/page/16 16]}} Usually, the pattern was to leave the entire estate to one's immediate family or other relatives, thereby "preserving the family as a significant social unit".{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss | url-access=registration | quote=Immediate family. | title=The family and inheritance | publisher=Russell Sage Foundation | year=1970 | access-date=April 4, 2012 |author1=Marvin B. Sussman |author2=Judith N. Cates |author3=David T. Smith | pages=[https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss/page/39 39]}} The willing to other people or institutions is associated with either a wealth or an absence of an immediate family. If there is an absence of an immediate family, the testator is given the freedom to diverge from the usual distribution of property and wealth.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss | url-access=registration | quote=Immediate family. | title=The family and inheritance | publisher=Russell Sage Foundation | year=1970 | access-date=April 4, 2012 |author1=Marvin B. Sussman |author2=Judith N. Cates |author3=David T. Smith | pages=[https://archive.org/details/familyinheritanc0000suss/page/86 86]}}

In some cases, a company will not employ an immediate family member of a current employee.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecLQy_-7BiAC&q=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=PA181 | title=How to Develop an Employee Handbook | year=1998 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Lawson, Joseph W. R. | pages=110| isbn=9780814430217 }} Sometimes, "authorized" absence due to the death of one's immediate family member allows an employee to still be eligible for an attendance bonus.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecLQy_-7BiAC&q=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=PA181 | title=How to Develop an Employee Handbook | year=1998 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Lawson, Joseph W. R. | pages=135| isbn=9780814430217 }} In these cases, the company the employee belongs to will acknowledge the significance of the absence and will, for example, be granted 3 working days off between the day of death and the day after the burial inclusive.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecLQy_-7BiAC&q=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=PA181 | title=How to Develop an Employee Handbook | year=1998 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Lawson, Joseph W. R. | pages=180| isbn=9780814430217 }} Full-time workers can apply for bereavement leave, and part-time or temporary employees can apply for leave without pay.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecLQy_-7BiAC&q=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=PA181 | title=How to Develop an Employee Handbook | year=1998 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Lawson, Joseph W. R. | pages=181| isbn=9780814430217 }}

Rules may specify that a person may not hold a particular office if they, "or any member of their immediate family" do not meet particular criteria. For example, a director of a NYSE company must be independent: neither they nor their family members may have been

an executive officer of the company within the past 3 years, received more than $100,000 in direct compensation from the company in the past 3 years, or been employed as an executive officer of another firm within the past 3 years.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ar91M_OsAJEC&q=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=SA2-PA43 | title=U.S. regulation of the international securities and derivatives markets | publisher=Aspen Publishers | year=2006 | access-date=April 4, 2012 | author=Greene, Edward F. | pages=43| isbn=9780735554689 }}

• Nuclear family
• Extended family

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• [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3b9QTOgLFcC&dq=%22Immediate+family%22&pg=PA89 Deep South: A Social Anthropological Study of Caste and Class]

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