{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-8-105","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 8–105","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) Fees due to the register;\n(2) Costs and expenses of administration;\n(3) Funeral expenses as provided in § 8–106 of this subtitle;\n(4) Compensation of personal representatives as provided in § 7–601 of this article, for legal services as provided in § 7–602 of this article, and commissions of licensed real estate brokers;\n(5) Family allowance as provided in § 3–201 of this article;\n(6) Unpaid child support due by the decedent;\n(7) Taxes due by the decedent;\n(8) Reasonable medical, hospital, and nursing expenses of the last illness of the decedent;\n(9) Rent payable by the decedent for not more than three months in arrears;\n(10) Wages, salaries, or commission for services performed for the decedent within three months prior to death of the decedent;\n(11) Assistance paid under the Public Assistance to Adults Program, as provided in § 5–407(d) of the Human Services Article; and\n(12) All other claims.\n(b) (1) A preference may not be given in the payment of a claim over another claim of the same class.\n(2) A claim due and payable is not entitled to a preference over claims not yet due.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=8-105","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"87f331400b5396da34b524d1bee8b399052ba53082e838a77e8e1d71d0c918a2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-8-104","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-8-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}