District Of Columbia § 20-906 - Order of payment.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 20-906 — Order of payment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-906. Order of payment.
20-906If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order:
Court costs, publication costs, and bond premiums;
Funeral expenses, not exceeding $1,500;
Fiduciary and attorney’s fees, not exceeding $1,000;
The homestead allowance pursuant to section 19-101.02 and the family allowance pursuant to section 19-101.04;
Exempt property pursuant to section 19-101.03;
Reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, including compensation of persons attending the decedent;
Claims for rent in arrears for which an attachment might be levied by law;
Judgment and decrees of courts in the District of Columbia; and
All other just claims.
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.
Annotations
For applicability of Law 13-292, see notes following .
Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to .
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-906 ("Order of payment.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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