Enforcing Contracts in Guatemala

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement in Guatemala.

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 Nature of ProcedureIndicator
Procedures (number)31
Time (days)1459
Filing and service66
Trial and judgment796
Enforcement of judgment597
Cost (% of claim)*26.5
Attorney cost (% of claim)15
Court cost (% of claim)6.5
Enforcement Cost (% of claim)5

Guatemala City Justice of the Peace ("Juzgado de Paz")
www.oj.gob.gt; http://www.congreso.gob.gt/

* Claim assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita.