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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 from the Pennsylvania 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)

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.
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.

Benefit Amounts in Pennsylvania: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
- In Pennsylvania, unemployment benefits range from $68 per week to $605 per week
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.

Free Pennsylvania MEANS TEST CALCULATOR for Erie 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 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.
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.

State Standards For Custody Decisions: How Pennsylvania Courts make child custody decisions
Family Court for Erie County: Erie 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 Pennsylvania!
Is Health Insurance Mandatory in Pennsylvania? Learn about whether Pennsylvania 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 Erie 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 Wesleyville, PA.
Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania: Has your state been gerrymandered? Find out how to end gerrymandering and have voters pick politicians, not vice versa.
Tracking Issues: Organizations that track legislation you care about

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