§ 13.3.4 ATTORNEYS' FEES ARE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ENTITLED TO PRIORITY

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§ 13.3.4 Attorneys' Fees Are Administrative Expenses Entitled to Priority

The personal representative's attorneys' fees are considered an expense of administration. In re Estate of Gordon, 207 Ariz. 401, 408, 87 P.3d 89, 96 (App. 2004); In re O'Reilly's Estate, 27 Ariz. 222, 225, 231 P. 916, 917 (1925). If estate assets are insufficient to pay all claims in full, costs and administrative expenses, including attorneys' fees, are to be paid first. The priority of claims is as follows: (1) costs and expenses...