Section 8-105 - Order of payment(a) If the applicable assets of the estate are insufficient to pay all claims in full, the personal representative shall make payment in the following order: (1) Fees due to the register;(2) Costs and expenses of administration;(3) Funeral expenses as provided in § 8-106 of this subtitle;(4) Compensation of personal representatives as provided in § 7-601 of this article, for legal services as provided in § 7-602 of this article, and commissions of licensed real estate brokers;(5) Family allowance as provided in § 3-201 of this article;(6) Taxes due by the decedent;(7) Reasonable medical, hospital, and nursing expenses of the last illness of the decedent;(8) Rent payable by the decedent for not more than three months in arrears;(9) Wages, salaries, or commission for services performed for the decedent within three months prior to death of the decedent;(10) Assistance paid under the Public Assistance to Adults Program, as provided in § 5-407(d) of the Human Services Article; and(b)(1) A preference may not be given in the payment of a claim over another claim of the same class.(2) A claim due and payable is not entitled to a preference over claims not yet due.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 197,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2019.