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Florida Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure

Florida PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Miami-Dade County: Key information about your local probate court (Magistrate division Court in Florida) for Miami-Dade County.
How Probate Works in Florida: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Miami-Dade 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.
- In Idaho, you can use an Affidavit if the value of the estate is less than $100,000. There's a 30-day waiting period. Liens and encumbrances (like mortgages) don't count towards this value.
  
  Idaho Code 15-3-1201.
  
  There's also a summary probate proceeding available for small estates if the value of all the property owned by the decedent is less than the homestead allowance, exempt property, and medical expenses of the last illness or if there's a surviving spouse who inherits everything.
  
  Idaho Code 15-3-1203/1205.
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)

Bankruptcy & Debt

MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Miami-Dade 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 May 15, 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?:
  - No. Idaho Code Ann. § 11-609
- Florida Homestead Exemption
  - Real property or mobile home to $175,000; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months (husband and wife may not double) (increased from $100,000 March 2020)
- Florida Vehicle Exemption
  - $10,000
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.

Florida Unemployment Benefits

Benefit Amounts in Florida: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- Minimum:
  - $72 per week
- Maximum:
  - $532 per week
- Duration:
  - In Idaho, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply and on your earnings during the base period: the more of your wages you earned outside of the highest paid quarter of the base period, the longer you will receive benefits. (In other words, if you earned almost all of your wages in the highest paid quarter, your benefits will last for a shorter time than if your wages were more evenly spread out.) The maximum period for which you can receive benefits ranges from 10 to 26 weeks.
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Florida.
- Idaho Department of Labor
  - 208-332-8942
Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
Florida Wage & Hour Law
- Florida Minimum Wage:
  - The minimum wage in Idaho is the same as the federal minimum wage: $7.25 an hour.
    
    Miami-Dade County Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Miami-Dade County is $7.25 an hour, 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.
    
    Hialeah Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Hialeah, Florida, is $7.25 per hour, 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 $3.35 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.