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Tools and Resources for Alabama Consumers

Free Alabama MEANS TEST CALCULATOR for Your 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 Alabama BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under Alabama law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
Alabama 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.

Alabama PROBATE COURT FINDER:
Probate Court for Your County: Key information about your local probate court (Probate Court in Alabama) for Your County.
How Probate Works in Alabama: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Your County's probate court.
Small Estates Procedures in Alabama: Learn how to use Alabama's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
Alabama Estate Taxes:
Alabama, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Ways to Avoid Probate in Alabama. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs)

Benefit Amounts in Alabama: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Alabama.
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.

Alabama Minimum Wage:
Alabama does not have its own minimum wage law. Therefore, employees in Alabama are entitled to earn at least the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour.

Jefferson County Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in Jefferson County is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. To find out if Jefferson County has passed its own minimum wage law, visit https://www.jccal.org/.

Birmingham Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in Birmingham is currently $7.25 an hour. Although the city of Birmingham passed an ordinance in 2015 requiring employers in the city to pay a higher minimum wage ($10.10 an hour), the Alabama state legislature stopped the city's minimum wage law from going into effect and declared that no local government could pass a higher minimum wage than the state-wide wage, currently $7.25 an hour.
Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Alabama 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 Alabama.
Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Alabama.

State Standards For Custody Decisions: How Alabama Courts make child custody decisions
Family Court for Your County: Jefferson 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 for 2023 in Alabama!
Is Health Insurance Mandatory in Alabama? Learn about whether Alabama 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 Your 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 Alabama.
Gerrymandering in Alabama: 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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