Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

11.04.020 Order in Which Property Applies to Debts

The property of the testator, except as otherwise specially provided in this Code, must be resorted to for the payment of debts in the following order:

(a) The property which is expressly appropriated by the will for the payment of the debts;

(b) Property not disposed of by the will;

(d) Property which is not specifically devised or bequeathed; and

(e) All property ratably.

Before any debts are paid, the expenses of the administration and the allowance to the family must be paid or provided for. The property of a testator, except as otherwise specially provided in this Code, must be resorted to for the payment of legacies in the following order:

(f) The property which is expressly appropriated by the will for the payment of the legacies;

(g) Property not disposed of by the will;

(h) Property which is devised or bequeathed to a residuary legatee;

(i) Property which is specifically devised or bequeathed.