District of Columbia § 20-906 Order of payment.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 20-906 — Order of payment.

District of Columbia § 20-906

Title 20Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]

Ch. 9Claims.

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D.C. Code § 20-906 (2026).

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(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)Court costs, publication costs, and bond premiums;

(2)Funeral expenses, not exceeding $5,000;

(3)Fiduciary and attorney’s fees, not exceeding $1,000;

(4)The homestead allowance pursuant to section 19-101.02 and the family allowance pursuant to section 19-101.04;

(5)Exempt property pursuant to section 19-101.03;

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

(7)Claims for rent in arrears for which an attachment might be levied by law;

(8)Judgment and decrees of courts in the District of Columbia;

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(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) Court costs, publication costs, and bond premiums;

(2) Funeral expenses, not exceeding $5,000;

(3) Fiduciary and attorney’s fees, not exceeding $1,000;

(4) The homestead allowance pursuant to section 19-101.02 and the family allowance pursuant to section 19-101.04;

(5) Exempt property pursuant to section 19-101.03;

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

(7) Claims for rent in arrears for which an attachment might be levied by law;

(8) Judgment and decrees of courts in the District of Columbia; and

(9) All other just 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 preference over claims not due.

Legislative History

June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(ggg), 42 DCR 63; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 13(e), 45 DCR 745; Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 902, 48 DCR 2087