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Alabama PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Lauderdale County: Key information about your local probate court (Probate Court in Alabama) for Lauderdale County.
How Probate Works in Alabama: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Lauderdale County's probate court.
- Here are links to Alabama probate forms from the Alabama probate court website.
Small Estates Procedures in Alabama: Learn how to use Alabama's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
- 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
  
  Ala. Code 43-2-690.
Alabama Estate Taxes:
- Alabama, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in Alabama. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs)

Alabama Minimum Wage:
- 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.
- To learn more about the federal minimum wage, see https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage.
Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Alabama and whether they apply to you.
- Alabama has adopted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rate of 1-1/2 times your regular wage for every hour you work over 40 hours in a given workweek.
Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Alabama.
- You can find information and resources on filing a federal minimum wage claim with the Wage and Hour division at the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division website.
Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Alabama.
- 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.
State Labor Board:
- Learn more about your rights under Alabama law from the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. 866-487-9243

Benefit Amounts in Alabama: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- In Alabama, unemployment benefits range from $45 per week to $275 per week.
- Formula:
  Your weekly benefit amount in Alabama will be one twenty-sixth of your average quarterly earnings in the two quarters of the base period in which you were paid the most.
- Duration:
  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.
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Alabama.
Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.

Free Alabama MEANS TEST CALCULATOR for Lauderdale County (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)
Free Alabama BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Alabama law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
Alabama 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.

State Standards For Custody Decisions: How Alabama Courts make child custody decisions
Family Court for Lauderdale County: Lauderdale County Family Court information, including maps, forms and links.
Enforcement of Custody Orders: Can you enlist local police to help enforce a custody court order?
Child Custody Lawyers: To help you handle your child custody matters.

Sign Up: We have the latest on how to sign up for Obamacare Insurance in Alabama!
Is Health Insurance Mandatory in Alabama? Learn about whether Alabama imposes tax penalties for not having health insurance.
Special Enrollment Periods: How to enroll because of a "special enrollment period."
Rates & Providers in Your County: Information and rates for providers for Lauderdale County if you live in a state served by Healthcare.gov.

Elected Representatives: Find out the websites and phone numbers of those representing you at the Federal, State, County, and City levels of government.
How to Vote: Learn how to register and where and when to vote in Killen, AL.
Gerrymandering in Alabama: Has your state been gerrymandered? Find out how to end gerrymandering and have voters pick politicians, not vice versa.
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