New Jersey § 3a:2a-47
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 3a:2a-47, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3a:2a-47.
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) Reasonable funeral expenses; (2) Costs and expenses of administration; (3) Debts and taxes with preference under Federal law or the laws of this State; (4) Reasonable medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent,
including compensation of persons attending him; (5) All other 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 a preference
over claims not due.
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