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Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt is filed with Juzgado de 1ª instancia del domicilio del deudor. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your demanda (claim) for you. Estimated total cost: from €49.

We prepare and file your initial claim (petición inicial) in the monitorio (order-for-payment procedure) to recover monetary debts that are liquid, due and payable (unpaid invoices, fees, community charges, civil loans). The initial claim does not require a lawyer or procurador (court representative), whatever the amount (art. 814.2 LEC), and there is no cap on the amount since Ley 42/2015: that is why we handle it from start to finish. We check the prescription period (5 years for contracts, 3 years for professional fees), confirm that your documentation is admissible (art. 812 LEC) and follow up on the demand served on the debtor. If the debtor neither pays nor opposes within 20 days, the court issues a decree that ends the monitorio and you obtain the title with which to claim payment. If the debtor opposes, the matter continues as a juicio (full court proceedings): that judicial stage requires a procurador and is not included in this service.

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Estimated total cost
from €49
Managora's fee
€59.29 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
No tasa payable
Processing time
Prescription period of 5 years (art. 1964 CC, contracts post Ley 42/2015) or 3 years (art. 1967 CC, professional fees). Once filed, the debtor has 20 days to pay or oppose.
Where it is filed
Juzgado de 1ª instancia del domicilio del deudor ↗
What you receive
Demanda (court claim)

Cost breakdown: Our fee 49 € for the initial claim of the monitorio, which does not require a lawyer or procurador (court representative). If you claim as a natural person you are exempt from the tasa (official court fee); if you claim as a company, the tasa is 100 € fixed plus a variable 0,5 %. If the debtor opposes, the subsequent juicio (full court proceedings) requires a procurador and falls outside this service and this price..

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt: how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the chat questions (~10 minutes).
  2. 2We check the prescription period and that your documentation proves the debt in accordance with art. 812 LEC.
  3. 3Payment of 49 €.
  4. 4Signature of the mandato (mandate) from your mobile.
  5. 5Electronic filing of the initial claim via LexNET before the juzgado de 1ª instancia (court of first instance) of the debtor's address.
  6. 6Follow-up on the demand served on the debtor (20 days to pay or oppose).
  7. 7If the debtor neither pays nor opposes: the court issues a decree that ends the monitorio (art. 816 LEC) and you obtain the title to claim payment. If the debtor opposes: the matter continues as a juicio verbal (oral proceedings, up to 6.000 €) or juicio ordinario (ordinary proceedings, over 6.000 €); that stage requires a procurador and is not included in this service.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Copy of the invoices, delivery notes, contracts or certifications documenting the debt (art. 812 LEC).
  • •Burofax (recorded delivery notice) or prior out-of-court demand if one was made (interrupts prescription, art. 1973 CC).
  • •Bank statement evidencing the non-payment, if available.
  • •Full identification of the debtor (NIF, address, province).

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • No cap on the amount since Ley 42/2015 (previously it was 250.000 €).
  • Representation: the initial claim of the monitorio does NOT require a lawyer or procurador, whatever the amount (art. 814.2 LEC). A lawyer and a procurador only become necessary if the debtor opposes and the matter turns into a juicio (full court proceedings), or in a later enforcement: these are judicial stages that are not part of this service.
  • Prescription: 5 years for ordinary contractual debts post-Ley 42/2015 (art. 1964 CC); 3 years for professional fees (art. 1967 CC).
  • Broad range of admissible documentation (art. 812 LEC): invoices whether signed or not, delivery notes, contracts, certifications from a community of owners, etc.
  • Tasa (court fee): natural persons are exempt (Ley 25/1986 + STC 140/2016); legal persons pay 100 € fixed + 0,5 % variable (DA Ley 10/2012).
  • If the debt arises from a lease subject to the LAU, the appropriate route is eviction for non-payment (art. 250.1.1 LEC), not the ordinary monitorio.

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt: frequently asked questions

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt: how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is from €49: Our fee 49 € for the initial claim of the monitorio, which does not require a lawyer or procurador (court representative). If you claim as a natural person you are exempt from the tasa (official court fee); if you claim as a company, the tasa is 100 € fixed plus a variable 0,5 %. If the debtor opposes, the subsequent juicio (full court proceedings) requires a procurador and falls outside this service and this price.. Managora's fee is €59.29, 21% VAT included (€49.00 net + €10.29 VAT). This procedure carries no official tasa.

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt: how long does it take?

Prescription period of 5 years (art. 1964 CC, contracts post Ley 42/2015) or 3 years (art. 1967 CC, professional fees). Once filed, the debtor has 20 days to pay or oppose.

Monitorio (order-for-payment procedure): initial claim to recover a monetary debt: which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Copy of the invoices, delivery notes, contracts or certifications documenting the debt (art. 812 LEC)., Burofax (recorded delivery notice) or prior out-of-court demand if one was made (interrupts prescription, art. 1973 CC)., Bank statement evidencing the non-payment, if available., Full identification of the debtor (NIF, address, province).. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Juzgado de 1ª instancia del domicilio del deudor. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Juzgado de 1ª instancia del domicilio del deudor ↗.

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