The debts of the succession shall be paid in the following order:
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 871
Order to be Followed · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
in the first place, the expenses of the funeral of the deceased;
in the second place, the expenses of the administration and of the liquidation of the succession;
in the third place, the debts of the deceased;
in the fourth place, the debts regarding support; and
in the fifth place, the legacies by singular title ordered by the deceased.