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title: "Record whether the estate can pay the next class in full"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/set-how-an-insolvent-estate-pays-its-debts/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A17-SF20261022-22-US"
practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Record whether the estate can pay the next class in full

> The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 733.707(2) provides for ratable payment inside a class the estate cannot pay in full.…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 733.707(2) provides for ratable payment inside a class the estate cannot pay in full. From the asset and debt lists, record whether the file says the estate can pay every class in section 733.707. If a class cannot be paid in full, list the claims in that class and leave the proportion blank. Do not pay a creditor. |
| What the lawyer must review | The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 733.707(2) says that after any preceding class is paid, if the estate is insufficient to pay all of the next class, the creditors of that class are paid ratably in proportion to their claims. The eight classes are those in subsection (1), including class 1 administration expenses and class 2 funeral expenses not exceeding $6,000 in the aggregate. The tool records the shortfall the file states and leaves the proportion blank. It does not rank claims inside a class beyond that ratable sentence and it does not pay anyone. Subsection (3) was not fully read and is not applied. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Set how an insolvent estate pays its debts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/set-how-an-insolvent-estate-pays-its-debts.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: The rule is state law, and the lawyer must confirm which state's law governs. For example, Florida Statutes s 733.707(2) provides for ratable payment inside a class the estate cannot pay in full. From the asset and debt lists, record whether the file says the estate can pay every class in section 733.707. If a class cannot be paid in full, list the claims in that class and leave the proportion blank. Do not pay a creditor.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Wills, intestacy and probate are state law; confirm the governing state before relying on this.
- The Florida example is 2025 Florida Statutes text. The Senate site says the text is unverified. Another state's statute was not opened.
- Do not compute a ratable share. Leave the proportion blank. Do not use an Australian insolvent-estate order.

## Sources

- [Florida Statutes section 733.707, Order of payment of expenses and obligations](https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/733.707) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

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