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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment of claims in the following order:
(a) Costs and expenses of administration; then
(b) Funeral expenses; then
(c) Debts and taxes with preference under federal law and other laws of this state; then
(d) All other claims.
(2) No preference shall be given in the payment of any claim over any other claim of the same class, and a matured claim shall not be entitled to a preference over unmatured claims.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXIV. Descent, Wills, and Administration of Decedents' Estates § 396.095.Order of payment of claims - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxiv-descent-wills-and-administration-of-decedents-estates/ky-rev-st-sect-396-095/
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