Along the wayWhen you reach common ground
Agreements along the way
Instalment plans, voluntary settlement (frivilligt forlig) and forbearance. Some are no more than an agreement. One takes you straight to the bailiff’s court.
The process
The whole dictionaryWhere in the process
6 steps from the invoice to the bailiff’s court. The highlighted one is where you are.
The concepts
6 conceptsThe concepts in this theme
Each entry is one page: the definition, the rate and the rule behind it.
- Debt forgiveness (gældseftergivelse)Debt forgiveness is when the creditor gives up all or part of its claim — voluntarily or as part of a composition.Voluntary or compulsorycan be
- Deferral of payment (henstand)A deferral of payment is an agreement to postpone payment to a later date — without the claim being reduced.Continues to accrueinterest
- Instalment plan (afdragsordning)An instalment plan is an agreement that the debt is paid off in instalments over time instead of in one payment.A voluntary settlement (frivilligt forlig)should be made as
- Objection (indsigelse)An objection is the debtor's dispute of the claim — and it stops the simplified collection route.The claim must be provedconsequence
- Part payment (delbetaling)A part payment is a payment that only covers part of the claim — and that is applied to costs and interest before it touches the principal.Costs and interest firstapplied to
- Voluntary settlement (frivilligt forlig)A voluntary settlement is a written agreement on the debt that can be enforced in the bailiff's court without a judgment, if it is worded correctly.An enforceable instrumentcan be used as
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