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Florida PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Orange County: Key information about your local probate court ( Court in Florida) for Orange County.
How Probate Works in Florida: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Orange County's probate court.
- Here are links to:
  - Florida Probate Forms and the
  - Florida State Probate Court Website.
Small Estates Procedures in Florida: Learn how to use Florida's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
- For property that did not have a beneficiary designation or was not in a living trust, there may be "simplified probate" procedures or "small estate affidavit" procedures in Florida for transferring certain kinds of property at death, which can avoid the cost and time of a full-blown court-supervised probate proceeding.
Florida Estate Taxes:
- Florida, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in Florida. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs)

Florida Minimum Wage:
- The minimum wage in Florida is the same as the federal minimum wage: $7.25 an hour.
  
  Orange County Minimum Wage
  
  The minimum wage in Orange County is $7.25, the state minimum wage. Florida law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage.
Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Florida and whether they apply to you.
Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Florida.
Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Florida.
- In Florida, 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.

MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Orange County, Florida (applies the state and county income and expense standards into your means test calculation. Updated with the latest median income and expense standards for April 1, 2024)
Florida BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Florida law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Florida?:
  - Although the federal bankruptcy code provides a list of exemptions, these exemptions are not available in Florida. Florida law requires you to use the exemptions found in state law -- not the U.S. bankruptcy code.
- Florida Homestead Exemption
- Florida Vehicle Exemption
Florida BANKRUPTCY COURT ESSENTIAL INFO: Get information about using your local bankruptcy court.
FREE BANKRUPTCY FORMS:
We'll tell you which bankruptcy forms you need and where to find them.