§44-3A-40. Fiduciary Commissioners to Inspect Bonds of Fiduciaries
Each fiduciary commissioner shall, at least once each month, ascertain from the records of the county commission of his country what estates and fiduciary matters have been referred to him generally by the county commission or the fiduciary supervisor, since such commissioner’s last inspection of the records, and examine as to each fiduciary, in any […]
§44-3A-25. Report of Claims to Be Recorded
The report of claims, and the supplemental report of claims, if there be one, when confirmed by the county commission, shall be recorded by the clerk of the county commission in his office.
§44-3A-26. Order in Which Debts of Decedent Are to Be Paid
(a) If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims against the estate in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order: (1) Costs and expenses of administration;
§44-3A-27. Creditors to Be Paid in Order of Classification; When Classes Paid Ratably
Notwithstanding the provisions of section nineteen of this article, no payment shall be made to creditors of any one class until all those of the preceding class or classes shall be fully paid; and when the assets are not sufficient to pay all the creditors of any one class, the creditors of such class shall […]
§44-3A-28. When Personal Representative Not Liable for Funds Distributed
If any personal representative after one year from the qualification of the first executor or administrator of the estate, and after the report of claims has been made by the probate clerk or probate commissioner, as may be, and been confirmed by the county commission, and after withholding such funds as the fiduciary supervisor or […]
§44-3A-29. When Claims and Legacies May Be Paid and Estate Distributed
After the report of the fiduciary supervisor or the fiduciary commissioner on the claims against the estate of any decedent has been confirmed as aforesaid, and after one year from the time of the qualification of the first executor or administrator shall have elapsed, or four months in the case of settlements made pursuant to […]
§44-3A-14. Effect of Presenting Claim as to Statute of Limitations
The filing or presentation of any claim against the estate of a decedent shall, so far as the running of any statute of limitations is involved, have the same effect as the institution of action on such claim.
§44-3A-30. Accounting for Money Not Disposable at Time of Settlement; Subsequent Distribution of Such Money
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an estate is otherwise ready for final settlement and the personal representative holds any sum or sums of money necessary for the payment or distribution of any contingent, unliquidated, unmatured or disputed bequest or claim, which cannot be paid or distributed because the whereabouts of the claimant or […]
§44-3A-15. Advance Payment of Certain Claims
The fiduciary supervisor or fiduciary commissioner to whom the matter has been generally referred may authorize, and the personal representative may make, payment of funeral expenses, claims of physicians and nurses for services rendered during the last illness of the decedent, and accounts of druggists, hospitals and sanitariums for articles furnished and services rendered during […]
§44-3A-31. When Personal Representative Not Compelled to Make Distribution
A personal representative shall not be compelled to pay any legacy given by the will, or make distribution of the estate of his decedent, until after a year from the date of the order conferring authority on the first executor or administrator of such decedent, or until four months following such order in the case […]