Key legal question
Which court is territorially competent for definitive debt relief after the debtor changes residence after service of the payment order?
Extracted holding
The debt-relief request must be filed with the court at the debtor's new residence, provided the residence change was notified to the creditor or otherwise known to it.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 84(1) SchKG ties competence to the place of enforcement. In light of Art. 53 SchKG and the purpose of debtor protection, the place of enforcement follows the new residence after the payment order until the statutory fixing point only for later phases. The 1994/97 revision did not abolish the earlier case law on change of residence for debt relief.