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Obamacare
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- What Texas Residents Need to Know About Obamacare for 2021
- Get Help Finding a Health Insurance Plan in Texas
- Obamacare for Self-Employed Texas Residents
- Ways to Save Money on Obamacare in Texas
- How Much Is the Obamacare Tax Penalty?
- Do I Have to Get Health Insurance in Texas?
- How Obamacare Can Help Unemployed Texas Residents
Texas
Inheritance Law
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- What Texas Residents Need to Know About Inheritance Law
- Does Texas Collect Estate or Inheritance Tax?
- What Taxes Need to Be Filed After Someone Dies?
- Who Inherits When Your Spouse or Parent Dies Without a Will?
- How Probate Works in Texas
- How to Handle a Small Estate in Texas
- What Rights Do Creditors Have?
Texas
Child Custody
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- What Texas Residents Need To Know About How to Get Custody of a Child
- How Texas Courts make Child Custody Decisions
- How Does Child Custody Work in Texas?
- Who Claims a Child on Taxes After a Custody Case?
- Can You Change Child Support Payment Amounts By Moving to a Different State?
- How to Enforce a Child Custody Order in Texas
Texas
Unemployment
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- Coronavirus Update! -- What Texas Residents Need to Know About Unemployment Benefits
- How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits in Houston, TX?
- Can I Appeal a Denial of Unemployment Benefits in Texas?
- Am I Eligible for Unemployment Benefits in Texas?
- How the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Affects Texas Unemployment Benefits
- Do I Need a Lawyer to Get Unemployment Benefits in Texas?
- How Can I Find a Good Unemployment Lawyer in Texas?
- Paying an Unemployment Lawyer in Texas
- COVID-19 and Unemployment Benefits in Texas FAQ
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: Unemployment Benefits for Contractors, Gig Workers, and Self-Employed Workers in Texas
- How Much Will I Collect in Unemployment Benefits in Texas?
- How Long Will My Unemployment Benefits Last in Texas?
- What Do I Have to Do to Keep Receiving Unemployment Benefits in Texas?
Texas
Wage&Hour
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- What You Need to Know About Texas Minimum Wage and Overtime Law?
- Am I Entitled to Minimum Wage in Texas?
- Am I Entitled to Overtime Pay in Texas?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Texas?
- What Are My Rights to Tips in Texas?
- Does My Texas Employer Have to Give Me Breaks From Work?
- Am I Entitled to Paid Sick Leave, Family Leave, or Vacation Time in Texas?
- Can My Employer Garnish My Wages in Texas?
- What Can I Do If I Am Owed Pay in Texas?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Texas?
- Are Shifts or Work Hours Regulated in Texas?
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At LegalConsumer.com (a.k.a. "Law by Zip"), we believe knowledge is power. Empowered consumers need clear, up to date, local information about practical, everyday legal questions affecting your life.
We offer information for Texas and Harris County on:
- Unemployment Benefits (including the latest COVID-19 updates from Texas.)
- Wage & Hour (Wages, tips, paid time off, overtime, minimum wage, family and medical leave,COVID-19 policies in Texas)
- Bankruptcy (How to file, means test for Harris County, bankruptcy court, Texas’s exemptions, lawyers)
- Obamacare (ACA -Affordable Care Act, Rates)
- Inheritance Law (Probate court in Harris County, small estates, inheritance tax, expedited probate, Texas’s intestacy laws)
- Child Custody Law (Visitation, custody of children, family court directory for Texas and Harris County, child custody lawyers)
- Democracy, (Voting Rights in Texas, & Local Government for Harris County and Houston)
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Our writers have spent their careers making the law understandable
Our writers and legal editors have years of experience explaining the law in plain English, as both authors and editors of books by Nolo, and writing for LegalConsumer.com.
Albin Renauer. author of our Bankruptcy and Democracy content is the co author of "How to File or Chapter 7 Bankruptcy" and was a key designer of WillMaker.
Liza Hanks has written books on estate planning and inheritance for Nolo and is the author of LegalConsumer's Inheritance Law area.
Lisa Guerin and Deborah England are employment law experts who have authored and edited several books on employment law for Nolo. They are the authors of our Unemployment Law and Wage and Hour Law sections.
Shae Irving is a veteran editor and author of many Nolo products and is the author of our Obamacare and Child Custody area.
