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Accidents that occur while merging into traffic are a form of sideswipe accident. These kinds of accidents can happen when a driver is changing lanes or merging onto a freeway. In Arizona, the general rules of liability that apply to merging accidents are: The driver already in a road or freeway lane has the...

Under Arizona law, by using the state's bankruptcy exemptions, you can keep some cash and personal property that might otherwise go to the bankruptcy estate. Arizona is an "opt-out" state, meaning that instead of federal exemptions under the United States Bankruptcy Code, bankruptcy filers must use Arizona's bankruptcy exemptions. Article 1 of Chapter 8...

Neither Arizona law nor the United States Bankruptcy Code requires married couples to file bankruptcy together when one spouse's financial situation reaches the point where filing bankruptcy becomes a consideration. You can file for bankruptcy individually. Often, spouses' finances are intertwined, which can complicate the decision of whether to file individually or jointly. Arizona...

The bankruptcy automatic stay can put at least a temporary halt to many kinds of creditor actions against you, like debt collection efforts and lawsuits. In some cases, if your Arizona landlord is a "creditor" because you are behind on your rent payments, then if you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the automatic stay...

When you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you will create a bankruptcy estate that includes everything you own and everything you are entitled to receive as of the date of your filing. But just because you have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not mean that your income becomes property of the bankruptcy estate....