Arizona Bankruptcy - Courts, Attorneys & Lawyers in Arizona

Investigating bankruptcy in Arizona

If you are investigating Arizona bankruptcy, be aware that as of January 1, 2005, the Arizona District changed their requirements regarding certain bankruptcy forms. Some bankruptcy forms must now be filed electronically, rather than in paper format, via the Arizona District Bankruptcy Court at www.azb.uscourts.gov.

Arizona allows federal exemptions to be used in addition to state exemptions. These include:

Homestead - Property up to $100,000 is exempt. Husband and wife may not double.

Personal property - Husband and wife may double personal property exemptions. Furniture, appliances and household goods up to $4,000, bank deposit up to $150 in one account, books to $250, clothes to $500, wedding rings to $1,000, motor vehicle to $1,500, pets to $500, food and fuel to last 6 months.

Insurance - Health, accident and/or disability benefits, life insurance up to $1,000 cash value per dependent with a $25,000 total, life insurance up to $2,000 cash value per dependent with a $10,000 total, life insurance proceeds to $20,000 if recipient is a child or spouse

Miscellaneous - Minor children's earnings, property of business partnership

Pension - Board of Regents members, IRAs, firefighters, police officers, public safety personnel, rangers, state employees

Public benefits - Unemployment compensation, welfare benefits, workers' compensation

Tools of trade - All required arms and uniforms, farm equipment, including animals, to $2,500, all teachers' teaching aids, tools, equipment and books to $2,500

Wages - At least 75 percent of unpaid wages, pension payments

There are three Arizona District Bankruptcy Courts:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
230 North First Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Tucson Divisional Office
110 S. Church Ave, Suite 8112
Tucson, AZ 85701
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Yuma Divisional Office
P.O. Box 13011
Yuma, AZ 85366

Contact certified bankruptcy lawyers and bankruptcy attorneys through these firms:

Phoenix

The Wesbrooks Law Firm, PLLC
1202 East Missouri Ave.
Suite 225
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 262-4357

Fennemore Craig
3003 North Central Ave.
Suite 2600
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 916-5343

Scottsdale

Jaburg & Wilk, P.C.
7047 E. Greenway Parkway
Suite 140
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(480) 624-2787

Jon S. Musial, Attorney at Law
8230 East Gray Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480) 951-0669

Tucson

Gust Rosenfeld, P.L.C.
One South Church Ave.
Suite 1900
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 628-7070