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Texas Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure

Texas PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Bexar County: Key information about your local probate court (Courts of Common Pleas Court in Texas) for Bexar County.
How Probate Works in Texas: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Bexar County's probate court.
- Here are links to:
  - Texas Probate Forms and the
  - Texas State Probate Court Website.
Small Estates Procedures in Texas: Learn how to use Texas's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
- In Pennsylvannia, there's no Affidavit procedure. You can use a summary probate procedure if an estate's property is $50,000 or less, not counting real estate, certain payments the family is entitled to and funeral costs.
  
  20 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. 3102.
Texas Estate Taxes:
- Texas, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in Texas. 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 Bexar County, Texas (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)
Texas BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Texas law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Texas?:
  - Yes. Federal exemptions are available.
- Texas Homestead Exemption
  - None; however, property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
- Texas Vehicle Exemption
  - none
Texas 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.

Texas Unemployment Benefits

Benefit Amounts in Texas: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- Minimum:
  - $68 per week
- Maximum:
  - $605 per week
- Duration:
  - In Texas, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks under state law.
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Texas.
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Unemployment Compensation
  - 888-313-7284
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.
Texas Wage & Hour Law
- Texas Minimum Wage:
  - Under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, as amended in 2006, the current minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 per hour, which is the same as the federal minimum wage.
    
    Bexar County Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Bexar County is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Texas law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage.
    
    San Antonio Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in San Antonio, Texas, is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas.
- Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Texas.
  - In Texas, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.83 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.