All stages of a judicial collection procedure

✅ The opposition

Once the writ is served by the bailiff, your debtor will have one month to file an opposition with the Court.

In this case, Legalcity can put you in touch with a partner lawyer suited to your case, who will be able to guide you through the process.

💶 F ee for contact with a specialist lawyer: €69 excluding VAT

For this rate, are included :

• The cost of contacting a partner law firm
• Verification and transfer of the voucher slip
• Follow-up of the file in your customer area

Fees are at the discretion of the lawyer and depend on his specific analysis of the situation.

Please note that you can also go to the hearing alone. You will simply have to pay a provision for the costs of the Tribunal of about 100 Euros. Add to this the constitution of a list of documents to be sent to your debtor before the hearing. We can offer you this service at 49 Euros HT on simple request.

✅ Service with executory formula

After the one-month opposition period, we will apply for and obtain the formule exécutoire on the order from the Court. Legalcity can manage the relationship and follow-up with one of our partner bailiffs in charge of enforcement.

💶 Price: 69 € HT

This includes:

• The application and obtaining of the executory formula on the order for payment at the end of the opposition period
• Follow-up and administrative management of the relationship with the partner bailiff
• Management of funds and retrocession in case of a successful enforcement procedure from the escrow account

This order will have to be served by a bailiff and you will have to set aside a sum of 350 Euros for all the actions that he will have to carry out.

These actions will include:

• Service of the order with the executory formula
• The order to pay before seizure-sale leaving a period of 8 days to your debtor to execute
• The FICOBA search to find all the bank accounts held by your debtor in France
• The procedure of seizure and sale and freezing of bank accounts

✅ Certificate of irrecoverability

Have you been unable to collect a debt despite our amicable and legal efforts? Legalcity can provide you with a certificate of uncollectibility, the official document required to establish the loss of a debt and draw the necessary tax or accounting conclusions (deductibility, provision, closure of file, etc.).

🔎 When can you apply for this certificate?

The certificate of uncollectibility can be issued by Legalcity in the following cases:

1. Debtor's address not found or not updated (returned mail, bailiff unable to serve).
2. Insolvent debtor: no income, RSA, empty bank account, seized assets of no value.
3. Debtor's bankruptcy proceedings :
   • Judicial liquidation closed for insufficient assets.
   • Restructuring or safeguard with no hope of settlement.
4. Death of debtor without succession or renounced succession.
5. Prescription of claim: time limit for legal recourse has expired.
6. Closure of the debtor company, striking off the register or dissolution.
7. Unfavorable judgement or impossible enforcement: even after a court decision, the claim remains unpaid.

Legalcity will issue a reasoned, signed and time-stamped certificate, accompanied by supporting documents (reminder letters, bailiff's deeds, RCS extracts, etc.) if available.

💶 Simple, transparent pricing

• For all claims under €1,000: €9.99 excluding VAT.
• For receivables over €1,000: 1% of the amount of the receivable.

Example: for a claim of €2,500, the cost of the service will be €25 excluding VAT.

📎 Why is this certificate important?

• To justify a collection failure to the statutory auditors or tax authorities.
• To book a provision or loss.
• To close a customer file cleanly.
• To optimize the management of your unpaid invoices.