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IN RE ESTATE OF JAMES

No. 98-PR-973.

743 A.2d 224 (2000)

In re ESTATE OF Raymond JAMES. Ronald R. James, Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phyllis J. Dobin, with whom Eugene Ebert, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Peg Shaw, with whom Arnulfo Chapa, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB, and REID, Associate Judges.

REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant Ronald R. James, personal representative of the estate of Raymond James, challenges a ruling of the trial court determining that the expenses of estate administration do not take priority over payment of the statutory family allowance disbursement. We affirm the court's ruling. We conclude that D.C.Code § 19-101(a) gives the $10,000.00 family allowance disbursement priority over the payment of all costs of ongoing estate administration...

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