SCPA 2213 · Article 22. Accounting
Accounting for claim for funeral expenses
Text — Law content up to date as of September 18, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 2213. Accounting for claim for funeral expenses
1. If upon any accounting it shall appear that a fiduciary has failed to pay a claim for funeral expenses, the amount of which has been fixed by the court as provided in 2101 and 2102 or upon the accounting, he shall not be credited with the payment of any debt or claim against the decedent until the claim for funeral expenses has been paid, but such claim shall not be paid before the expenses of administration are paid.
2. In any accounting the claim for funeral expenses shall be separate and apart from the claim for expenses of administration.
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