The claim has an expiry date
Limitation
A claim that becomes time-barred is lost — however well documented it is. Here are the time limits, and what interrupts them.
The process
The whole dictionaryApplies all the way through
Limitation is not a step in a case. It applies from the invoice to the bailiff’s court.
The concepts
5 conceptsThe concepts in this theme
Each entry is one page: the definition, the rate and the rule behind it.
- Acknowledgement of debt (anerkendelse af gæld)An acknowledgement is the debtor confirming that the debt exists — and it interrupts limitation, so a new period begins that same day.A new period from scratcheffect
- Interruption of limitation (afbrydelse af forældelse)Interrupting the limitation period resets the clock — it happens when the debtor acknowledges the debt, or when legal steps are taken.Acknowledgement or legal actionhappens through
- Limitation period (forældelsesfrist)The limitation period is the time you have to pursue the claim — as a general rule 3 years, after which the claim is lost.3 yearsgeneral rule
- Provisional interruption (foreløbig afbrydelse)Provisional interruption puts the limitation period on hold while a case is pending — it only starts running again if the case collapses.Filing and procedural stepsoccurs on
- The 10-year limitation period (den 10-årige frist)The 10-year period applies once the claim has been established by judgment, settlement or promissory note — then ten years run instead of three.10 yearslength
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Other themes in the dictionary
The 6 steps of the process are above. Here are the other cross-cutting themes.