Objecting is free — but you get about 1 month

Jobcenter, Krankenkasse or Kindergeld said no?

Health insurance disputes, Arbeitslosengeld and Bürgergeld decisions, pension questions, sick-pay cutoffs — German agencies make mistakes, and the appeal system exists for a reason.

  • Object to rejected benefits (Widerspruch) — typically within one month of the decision
  • Fight health-insurance refusals for treatments, sick pay (Krankengeld), and contributions disputes
  • Sort out pension entitlements, including years worked abroad and totalization agreements
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What we help with

Some of the situations people come to us with. Yours doesn't have to be on the list.

• Rejected Bürgergeld or benefit reductions

• Unemployment benefit (Arbeitslosengeld) decisions and blocking periods

• Sick pay (Krankengeld) stopped after a medical assessment

• Health insurance refusing treatment or contributions disputes

• Pension entitlements, including years worked abroad

• Reduced-earning-capacity pension (Erwerbsminderungsrente)

• Elterngeld and Kindergeld decisions

• Formal objections (Widerspruch) and their one-month deadlines

Read this first

Jobcenter or Krankenkasse Said No? Object — It's Free

The free one-month objection, the one sentence that preserves your deadline, repayment demands, sanctions, and the fee-free social courts.

7 min read

Krankenkasse Refused Treatment or Sick Pay? What to Do

The deadline that turns silence into approval, answering the medical service, and the sick-note gap that ends Krankengeld entitlement overnight.

8 min read

Therapy in Germany: When Your Krankenkasse Has to Pay

The consultation that starts the clock, the documented search that decides the claim, and the order of steps most reimbursement requests fail on.

9 min read

Behind on Krankenkasse Contributions? What Actually Happens

Why you cannot simply leave, what suspension still covers, and the routes out — instalments, recalculated income, and relief for late registration.

8 min read

Private or Public Health Insurance in Germany? The One-Way Door

Who may opt out, why returning becomes impossible at 55, the ways back before then, and why a temporary expat policy may not satisfy the law.

9 min read

Kindergeld or Elterngeld Refused? Read This First

The six- and three-month backdating limits, why the two benefits go to different courts, and how residence permits drive most refusals.

7 min read

Leaving Germany — Can You Get Your Pension Contributions Back?

The five-year line, the two-year wait, why you only get back half, and why EU citizens keep something better than a refund.

8 min read

Common questions

Check the date on the decision letter: you usually have one month for a formal objection (Widerspruch). It's free, and a substantial share of objections succeed — especially with legal help.

Cutoffs often follow a contested medical assessment and can be challenged. Deadlines are short, and gaps in payment hurt — get advice quickly.

Within the EU and treaty countries, periods are generally coordinated. The paperwork is real but the entitlements are too — worth clarifying properly.

General information, not legal advice — your lawyer assesses your specific case in the free first consultation.

Related areas

Legal problems rarely arrive alone — a job loss can put a residence permit at risk, a divorce can raise housing questions.

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