{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-700","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 43-2-700","heading":"Order and Preference of Payment of Debts.","body":"When the real and personal property of any decedent is insufficient for the payment of the debts, the proceeds arising from the sale thereof must be distributed as directed by Section 43-2-371 in proportion to the amounts due to each class of creditors, in the order in such section specified.","path":["Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates.","Chapter 2 Administration of Estates.","Article 19 Insolvent Estates.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=43-2-700","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"f45e1416020d7cda2ed31c5c6842174bee77a16ad5b139f1cf27ffe3593ebc3f","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-697.03","next":"us-al/ala.-code-43-2-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}