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Pennsylvania Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure

Pennsylvania PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Erie County: Key information about your local probate court (Courts of Common Pleas Court in Pennsylvania) for Erie County.
How Probate Works in Pennsylvania: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Erie County's probate court.
- Here are links to:
  - Pennsylvania Probate Forms and the
  - Pennsylvania State Probate Court Website.
Small Estates Procedures in Pennsylvania: Learn how to use Pennsylvania'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.
Pennsylvania Estate Taxes:
- Pennsylvania, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in Pennsylvania. 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 Erie County, Pennsylvania (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)
Pennsylvania BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Pennsylvania law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in Pennsylvania?:
  - Yes. Federal exemptions are available.
- Pennsylvania Homestead Exemption
  - None; however, property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
- Pennsylvania Vehicle Exemption
  - none
Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania Unemployment Benefits

Benefit Amounts in Pennsylvania: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- Minimum:
  - $68 per week
- Maximum:
  - $605 per week
- Duration:
  - In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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.
Pennsylvania Wage & Hour Law
- Pennsylvania 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.
    
    Erie County Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Erie County is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Pennsylvania law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the state minimum wage.
    
    Erie Minimum Wage
    
    The minimum wage in Erie is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.
- Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Pennsylvania.
  - In Pennsylvania, 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.