§ 1-5. The municipality's duty to help with debt problems
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
§ 1-5. The municipality's duty to assist persons with serious debt problems
What does this mean?
The section requires the municipality to help people who are trying to reach an out-of-court debt settlement with their creditors (kreditorer). This is an arrangement without a court, where the debtor and the creditors reach an agreement between themselves. The duty applies as far as possible, so it is not unlimited.
The section refers to a provision in the Social Services Act (loven om sosiale tjenester i arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen). It belongs in chapter 1 together with the purpose in § 1-1 and the scope in § 1-2, and gives anyone struggling with debt a place to turn before any application (søknad) for debt negotiation (gjeldsforhandling).