Legal Opinion
In re Estate of James
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 13, 2000No. 98-PR-973PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Ronald R. James, personal representative of the estate of Raymond James, challenges a ruling of the trial court determining that the expenses of estate administration do not take priority over payment of the statutory family allowance disbursement. We affirm the court’s ruling. We conclude that D.C.Code § 19-101(a) gives the $10,000.00 family allowance disbursement priority over the payment of all costs of ongoing estate administration, including expenses for the maintenance of estate property and related attorney fees.
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