(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)Fees due to the register;
(2)Costs and expenses of administration;
(3)Funeral expenses as provided in § 8–106 of this subtitle;
(4)Compensation of personal representatives as provided in § 7–601 of this article, for legal services as provided in § 7–602 of this article, and commissions of licensed real estate brokers;
(5)Family allowance as provided in § 3–201 of this article;
(6)Unpaid child support due by the decedent;
(7)Taxes due by the decedent;
(8)Reasonable medical, hospital, and nursing expenses of the last illness of
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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) Fees due to the register;
(2) Costs and expenses of administration;
(3) Funeral expenses as provided in § 8–106 of this subtitle;
(4) Compensation of personal representatives as provided in § 7–601 of this article, for legal services as provided in § 7–602 of this article, and commissions of licensed real estate brokers;
(5) Family allowance as provided in § 3–201 of this article;
(6) Unpaid child support due by the decedent;
(7) Taxes due by the decedent;
(8) Reasonable medical, hospital, and nursing expenses of the last illness of the decedent;
(9) Rent payable by the decedent for not more than three months in arrears;
(10) Wages, salaries, or commission for services performed for the decedent within three months prior to death of the decedent;
(11) Assistance paid under the Public Assistance to Adults Program, as provided in § 5–407(d) of the Human Services Article; and
(12) All other claims.
(b) (1) A preference may not be given in the payment of a claim over another claim of the same class.
(2) A claim due and payable is not entitled to a preference over claims not yet due.