<section number="75B-2-511"><effdate>5/7/2025</effdate><histories><history>Renumbered and Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2025GS">310</modchap>, 2025 General Session</history><modyear>2025</modyear></histories><catchline>Classification of claims.</catchline><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)">If the applicable assets of the deceased settlor's estate or trust estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the trustee shall make payment in the following order:<subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(a)">reasonable funeral expenses;</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(b)">costs and expenses of administration;</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(c)">debts and taxes with preference under federal law;</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(d)">reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the deceased settlor, including compensation of persons attending the deceased settlor, and medical assistance if Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="26B-3-1013" start="0">26B-3-1013</xref> applies;</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(e)">debts and taxes with preference under other laws of this state; and</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(1)(f)">all other claims.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(2)">No preference shall be given in the payment of any claim over any other claim of the same class.</subsection><subsection number="75B-2-511(3)">A claim due and payable shall not be entitled to a preference over claims not due.</subsection></section>