What Is the Process of Abatement

What is the process of abatement?

A) an attempt to determine the deceased's intentions when the terms of the will are unclear.
B) a reduction of various bequests when the estate is not adequate to satisfy them completely.
C) selling of assets included in an estate to be able to pay creditors.
D) payment of the claims of creditors.
E) the establishment of how the creditors will be paid.