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In any event, the money to be expensed or set aside for the arrangement of the funeral shall only be in the amount appropriate for the social status of the dead person, provided that the rights of the creditors of the dead person are not impaired thereby.
Section1651.Subject to the provisions of Title 4―
(1)when a provision of a will entitles any person to the entire estate of the estate owner, or to a fraction or residue thereof which is not specifically set apart from the mass of the estate, such person is called a general legatee and has the same rights and liabilities as as a statutory heir;
(2)when a provision of a will entitles any person to a specific item of property particularly identified or specifically set apart from the mass of the estate, such person is called a specific legatee and has the rights and liabilities which relate to the item of property only.
In the event of doubt, it shall be presumed that the legatee is a specific legatee.
