KRS 98.012: Claim against estate of recipient of general assistance -- Priority -- Filing.

Upon the death of any person who has been paid general assistance by or through the

department of public welfare of a city of the first class, said city shall have a claim against

the estate of the deceased for all amounts of general assistance paid to him or on his

behalf. The claim shall have priority over all unsecured claims against such estate except

the burial expenses of the decedent, the cost of administration of his estate, the cost of his

last illness and claims by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for public assistance rendered

by it to the decedent. The claim shall be filed against the estate of the deceased person in

the same manner as other claims are filed against decedents' estates.