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In Alabama, you can't use the Affidavit procedure that's available in some states. Instead, if the estate's value doesn't exceed $34,611, you can use Alabama's summary probate procedure after waiting 30 days. The $34,611 limit only applies to estates without real property. This limit is adjusted annually for inflation, pursuant toAla. Code §43-2-692(b)(1),
For 2010 $25,410
For 2011 $25,791
For 2012 $26,616
For 2013 $27,175
For 2014 $27,583
For 2015 $28,024
For 2016 $28,052
For 2017 $28,417
For 2018 $29,014
For 2019 $29,710
For 2020 $30,245
For 2021 $30,608
For 2022 $32,047
For 2023 $34,611
Alabama, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Alabama does not have its own minimum wage law. Therefore, employees in Alabama are entitled to earn at least the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour.
The minimum wage in Mobile County is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. To find out if Mobile County has passed its own minimum wage law, visit https://www.mobilecountyal.gov/.
In Alabama, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.
No. Federal Exemptions not available. Ala. Code § 6-10-11.
Real property or mobile home to $18,800 (increased to $18,800, April 1, 2024); property cannot exceed 160 acres (husband & wife may double)
none (see wild card)
In Alabama, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply. The maximum period for which you can receive benefits ranges from 14 to 20 weeks.