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Practical Guide
I want to file an opposition to a debt collection proceeding
⚠️ IMPORTANT — This fact sheet covers the phase AFTER your objection. If you have just received a payment order and have NOT yet filed an objection, you have 10 days only (art. 74 al. 1 LP) to file an objection to the office des poursuites — see the 'payment order' fact sheet.…
Verified sources as of 2026-04-07.
⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
Applicable law provisions
- I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text to be translated only contains "LP 74" which is a protected token placeholder. Since there is no actual text content to translate (only the protected token itself), I will preserve it as requested: LP 74 Please provide the full text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) along with preserving all protected tokens, URLs, legal references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. — Opposition
- LP 80 — Final release
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be only "LP 82" - a protected token with no actual content. Please provide the Swiss legal text that needs to be translated, and I will: - Preserve every protected token exactly as written - Apply your preferred glossary (formal notice → formal notice, payment order → payment order, lease agreement → lease agreement) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders unchanged - Return only the translation — Provisional discharge
- LP 83 — Action for release from debt
Critical Deadlines
- # Analysis of the payment order received — immediate upon receipt (LP 69 / LP 74)
- Complete or partial opposition to enforcement — in the 10 days from notification (LP 74 / LP 75)
- Preservation of all evidence — immediately after objection
- Anticipation of the Discharge of the Lien — according to creditor action (LP 80 / LP 82 / LP 83)
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