SECTION 3-805. Classification of claims  


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  • Section 3–805. [Classification of Claims.]

    (a) If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order:

    (1) costs and expenses of administration;

    (2) reasonable funeral expenses;

    (3) debts and taxes with preference under federal law;

    (4) reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, including compensation of persons attending the decedent;

    (5) debts and taxes with preference under other laws of the commonwealth;

    (6) debts due to the division of medical assistance;

    (7) all other claims.

    (b) No preference shall be given in the payment of any claim over any other claim of the same class, and a claim due and payable shall not be entitled to a preference over claims not due.