DECEASED'S ESTATE, CLAIMS AGAINST

Claims against the estate of a deceased person should be presented within three months after the appointment of the executor or administrator.

Presentment after three months from the appointment results in a lower priority attaching to the debt.

Physician's fees may rank fifth, ninth or tenth in priority. Expenses of the last sickness of the decedent receive fifth priority. ORC § 2117.25 (E) Claims presented within three months from the appointment of an executor or administrator receive ninth priority and claims presented after the three month period receive tenth priority. ORC § 2117.25 (I), (J)

Debts in each priority class are paid until the money runs out; if this should happen before the obligations of a particular class are satisfied, the debts within the class are prorated among the creditors according to the amount of their obligations. ORC § 2117.25

DECEASED'S ESTATE, CLAIMS AGAINST