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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.

Applicable law provisions

Critical Deadlines

  1. # Analysis of the payment order receivedimmediate upon receipt (LP 69 / LP 74)
  2. Complete or partial opposition to enforcementin the 10 days from notification (LP 74 / LP 75)
  3. Preservation of all evidenceimmediately after objection
  4. Anticipation of the Discharge of the Lienaccording to creditor action (LP 80 / LP 82 / LP 83)

Keywords

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