Sec. 355.103. PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS. When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order:
(1) funeral expenses and expenses of the decedent's last illness, in an amount not to exceed $15,000;
(2) allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children;
(3) expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and
(4) other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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