{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-98.012","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 98.012","heading":"Claim against estate of recipient of general assistance -- Priority -- Filing.","body":"Upon the death of any person who has been paid general assistance by or through the\ndepartment of public welfare of a city of the first class, said city shall have a claim against\nthe estate of the deceased for all amounts of general assistance paid to him or on his\nbehalf. The claim shall have priority over all unsecured claims against such estate except\nthe burial expenses of the decedent, the cost of administration of his estate, the cost of his\nlast illness and claims by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for public assistance rendered\nby it to the decedent. The claim shall be filed against the estate of the deceased person in\nthe same manner as other claims are filed against decedents' estates.","path":["KRS Chapter 98"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26460","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:00Z","sha256":"e87f28563dd10342b9ff0120aaf8e725b54933a4cd45778d3768bb1a3a40ede6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-98.011","next":"us-ky/krs-98.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}