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In Georgia, there's no Affidavit procedure available for small estates. There is a summary probate procedure available for estates in which there is no Will, the estate owes no debts, and all of the heirs have agreed on how to divide up the property.
Ga. Code Ann. 53-2-40 and following.
Georgia, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Workers in Georgia are entitled to the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, because it's higher than the state's minimum wage ($5.15 an hour).
The minimum wage in DeKalb County is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Georgia law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the federal minimum wage.
In Georgia, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 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.
No. Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100(b).
Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $21,500 ($43,000 if married, and the property is solely owned by one spouse); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
Motor vehicles to $5,000
Georgia is divided into 3 federal districts with main cities in
In Georgia, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 14 to 26 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate when you apply.