§ 6-5. Deadlines for requesting changes to a debt settlement

The Debt Settlement Act (Gjeldsordningsloven)·LOV-1992-07-17-99

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§ 6-5. Deadlines for submitting petitions under § 6-1 and § 6-2

A petition (begjæring) for confirmation by the court (stadfestelse) of a proposal for a compulsory change to a debt settlement (gjeldsordning) under § 6-1 first to third paragraphs and a petition for revision (omgjøring) of a debt settlement under § 6-2 first and second paragraphs must be submitted during the debt settlement period (gjeldsordningsperiode). A petition for cancellation (opphevelse) of a debt settlement under § 6-2 third paragraph must be submitted within one year after the end of the debt settlement period. Petitions under § 6-2 first and second paragraphs must also be submitted within two months after information as mentioned in § 6-4 has been received.

Source: Lovdata — Gjeldsordningsloven (the Debt Settlement Act) § 6-5

What does this mean?

The section sets deadlines for when a creditor (kreditor) or the debtor (skyldner) must ask the court (retten) to change an ongoing debt settlement. Requests for a change (§ 6-1) and for revision (§ 6-2) must be made while the settlement itself is ongoing. Requests for cancellation must be made no later than one year after the period has ended.

For revision, there is an additional deadline of two months, counted from when the debtor has given notice under § 6-4 of new circumstances. The deadlines mean that the case cannot be reopened indefinitely. For a creditor, this means that an improvement in the debtor's finances must be followed up quickly. The section comes last in chapter 6, after the rules on the change itself, the court hearing (rettsmøte) and the debtor's duty to provide information.

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