The debts against the estates of decedents are to be paid in the following order:

(1) The funeral expenses.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 43-2-371

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) The fees and charges of administration.
(3) Expenses of the last sickness.
(4) Taxes assessed on the estate of the decedent previous to his death.
(5) Debts due to employees, as such, for services rendered the year of the death of the decedent.
(6) The other debts of the decedent.
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