§ 33-15-31 - Application of personal property to debts – Priority of claims.
SECTION 33-15-31
§ 33-15-31 Application of personalproperty to debts – Priority of claims. – A limited guardian or guardian with authority to make decisions regarding theward's personal property shall collect all the personal property of his or herward over which he or she has authority and sell and apply the personalproperty or so much as shall be necessary, at the time and in the manner as theprobate court shall direct, to the payment of all the debts of his or her ward;but if the personal property shall be insufficient to pay the debts in full,then he or she shall pay the debts ratably; except that debts due to the UnitedStates, debts due to this state, and state and city or town taxes shall be paidfirst and in the order in which they are named.