Can estate property pay claims before the spouse gets anything? | NC

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Q: How do we ask the court to let estate property be used to pay claims before anything is distributed to the surviving spouse? A: Usually, you do not ask the court to put ordinary estate claims ahead of a surviving spouse's valid year's allowance. That allowance has special priority, comes from personal property, and is generally protected from most estate claims. The better approach is for the…