Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 98.012.Claim against estate of recipient of general assistance; priority; filing

Upon the death of any person who has been paid general assistance by or through the department of public welfare of a city of the first class, said city shall have a claim against the estate of the deceased for all amounts of general assistance paid to him or on his behalf. The claim shall have priority over all unsecured claims against such estate except the burial expenses of the decedent, the cost of administration of his estate, the cost of his last illness and claims by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for public assistance rendered by it to the decedent. The claim shall be filed against the estate of the deceased person in the same manner as other claims are filed against decedents' estates.