Sec. 355.103. PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS. When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order: (1) funeral expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and expenses of the decedent's last illness in an amount not to exceed $15,000; (2) allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children; (3) expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and (4) other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.
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