Statutes of Limitation
A statute of limitations sets a limit of the maximum amount of time after a wrong occurs in which a person harmed by that wrong may file a lawsuit. These limitations periods can be suspended (“tolled”) for certain reasons, including when the person harmed is a minor child or is not mentally capable of understanding that he or she has been harmed.
In Arizona, if a person entitled to bring an action other than a real property action is under eighteen years old or of unsound mind when the cause of action accrues, the time while the person is underage or of unsound mind is not counted as part of the limitations period.