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I am receiving an invoice, reminder or debt collection notice for money I do not owe

Invoice, reminder, debt collection, payment order (Mahnbescheid), enforcement order (Vollstreckungsbescheid), bailiff: how to check a claim, dispute it in writing and which deadlines run in court.

How the roadmap works. Answer the questions. Your roadmap is built from them. It shows how to check and dispute a claim, when you have to act and who can help. Do not pay blindly, but do not ignore anything either, above all no mail from the court.

Your answers are not stored or transmitted; they only appear in your browser's address bar. Anyone who shares the link also shares the answers. Legal position as of October 2026: BGB (default, limitation), ZPO (dunning procedure), RDG with supervision by the Federal Office of Justice since 1 January 2025, RVG as amended since 1 June 2025, § 31 BDSG (replaced by § 37a BDSG from 20 November 2026, BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 139), GDPR.

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As of October 2026. The roadmap arranges general information according to your answers. It does not review an individual case, does not replace legal advice and does not assess your dismissal or any deadline as valid, met or missed. Whether an entitlement exists is decided by the responsible office; deadlines and amounts change often – check important details with an advice centre.

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