North Dakota Department of Human Services v. Fisk

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Department of Human Services appeals from a probate court order declaring the estate of Mary Ann Fisk insolvent and discharging the personal representative upon payment to the Department of $29,565.70 on its claim against the estate. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in approving the personal representative’s fees and the costs of administering the estate, but erred in ruling Mary Ann Fisk’s allowable funeral expenses were not subject to the $3,000 limit in N.D.C.C. § 50-24.1-07(l)(a). We also conclude the record is inadequate to determine…