Delaware § 2105 Order of preference of claims against estate

Delaware Statutes

§ 2105 — Order of preference of claims against estate

Delaware § 2105

Title12

PartAdministration of Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 21DEBTS OF AND CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATE

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 12, § 2105 (2026).

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(a)Executors and administrators after payment of all administration expenses, fees and commissions shall pay claims against the decedent in the following order:

(1)Surviving spouse’s allowance as provided in § 2308 of this title;

(2)Funeral expenses;

(3)Child support arrears or retroactive support due as of the date of the decedent’s death;

(4)The reasonable bills for medicine and medical attendance during the last sickness and for nursing and necessaries for the last sickness of the decedent;

(5)Wages of servants and laborers employed in household affairs or in the cultivation of a farm; but no servant or laborer shall be allowed this preference for more than 1 year’s wages;

(6)Taxes imposed by the State;

(7)Rent for not exceeding 1 year; and this, at the election of the pa

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(a) Executors and administrators after payment of all administration expenses, fees and commissions shall pay claims against the decedent in the following order:

(1) Surviving spouse’s allowance as provided in § 2308 of this title;

(2) Funeral expenses;

(3) Child support arrears or retroactive support due as of the date of the decedent’s death;

(4) The reasonable bills for medicine and medical attendance during the last sickness and for nursing and necessaries for the last sickness of the decedent;

(5) Wages of servants and laborers employed in household affairs or in the cultivation of a farm; but no servant or laborer shall be allowed this preference for more than 1 year’s wages;

(6) Taxes imposed by the State;

(7) Rent for not exceeding 1 year; and this, at the election of the party entitled, may be of rent in arrear or rent growing due;

(8) Judgments against the decedent, which shall include judgments before justices of the peace and decrees of a court of equity against the decedent for the payment of money;

(9) Recognizances, mortgages and other obligations of record, for the payment of money;

(10) Obligations and contracts under seal;

(11) Contracts under hand for the payment of money, or delivery of goods, wares or merchandise;

(12) Other demands.

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

Legislative History

Code 1852, §§ 1819-1828; 12 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 1 ; Code 1915, § 3372; 28 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 3837; 41 Del. Laws, c. 191, § 4 ; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 2105; 50 Del. Laws, c. 425, § 1 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1 ; 70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 288, § 6