greedy heirs

[gruanuts]

Under KY law, when there is no surviving spouse, is the first $15000 distributed to heirs before funeral expenses are paid?

 

[xylene]

That is a complex question.

Funeral expenses can range from far less than 500 for a simple cremation to Hundreds of thousands for a mausoleum in italian marble.

here is a consumer guide.

http://courts.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/0F4558E0-7DA9-4571-9A64-913EC2E94EBD/0/P88ProbateGuideforProSeLitigants609.pdf

 

[gruanuts]

thank you for replying so quickly

here is a little more detail:

I live in KY. I cared for my father for the past 10 years in my home, up until his death last year. I have 3 siblings who contributed nothing to his care. Upon his death, he had nothing more than an $1800 tax return as an asset. His funeral costs exceeded $2400 which I paid out of my pocket. The attorney says
that my siblings are entitled to their cut of the $1800 even before funeral costs are reimbursed. Is this right? As executer, what about administration costs?

 

[xylene]

"The attorney"

here is a little more detail:

I live in KY. I cared for my father for the past 10 years in my home, up until his death last year. I have 3 siblings who contributed nothing to his care. Upon his death, he had nothing more than an $1800 tax return as an asset. His funeral costs exceeded $2400 which I paid out of my pocket. The attorney says
that my siblings are entitled to their cut of the $1800 even before funeral costs are reimbursed. Is this right? As executer, what about administration costs?

Who's attorney?