{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-906","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-906","heading":"Order of payment.","body":"(a)\nIf the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order:\n(1)\nCourt costs, publication costs, and bond premiums;\n(2)\nFuneral expenses, not exceeding $5,000;\n(3)\nFiduciary and attorney’s fees, not exceeding $1,000;\n(4)\nThe homestead allowance pursuant to section 19-101.02 and the family allowance pursuant to section 19-101.04;\n(5)\nExempt property pursuant to section 19-101.03;\n(6)\nReasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, including compensation of persons attending the decedent;\n(7)\nClaims for rent in arrears for which an attachment might be levied by law;\n(8)\nJudgment and decrees of courts in the District of Columbia; and\n(9)\nAll other just claims.\n\n(b)\nNo 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.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Claims."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-906","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6cd692d2dc5791aae5389fafdab59f3a685015095a1315e966824f28deb1f4fc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-905","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-907"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}