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Lim­i­ta­tion period

Limitation period calculator

Enter the date from which you are es­ti­mat­ing the lim­i­ta­tion period, such as when you learned or should have learned of the rights vi­o­la­tion. The cal­cu­la­tor shows the pre­lim­i­nary last day of the general 3-year period.

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April 22, 2026
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Calculation of the 3-year period

The tool adds three cal­en­dar years to the se­lect­ed start date and shows the es­ti­mat­ed final day for ap­ply­ing to court.

For example, the day you learned or could have learned of the in­fringe­ment of your right. If your time limit is counted from the day after the event, enter that fol­low­ing day.

Estimated time limit

estimated period has not passed yet
Estimated last day10 November 2027

Formula: 10 No­vem­ber 2024 + 3 years = 10 No­vem­ber 2027

Date con­ven­tion: Add 3 cal­en­dar years to the entered date. If that date does not exist in the ending year, clamp it to the month’s last day; for example, Feb­ru­ary 29 becomes Feb­ru­ary 28.

Status as of today: es­ti­mat­ed period has not passed yet: in 365 days

This is only a cal­en­dar es­ti­mate: the court applies the lim­i­ta­tion period only if a party raises it, and special time limits, sus­pen­sion, in­ter­rup­tion, or martial law may change the con­clu­sion.

Start date in the calculation
10 No­vem­ber 2024
General time limit
3 years
Calendar days between dates
1 095
Status as of today
in 365 days

Calculation calendar

Start date
10 No­vem­ber 2024Date the general lim­i­ta­tion period begins.
Start of the period
10 No­vem­ber 2024The cal­cu­la­tor does not change the start date without doc­u­ment review.
Estimated last day
10 No­vem­ber 2027
As of today
es­ti­mat­ed period has not passed yet: in 365 days

Week­ends, public hol­i­days, sus­pen­sion, in­ter­rup­tion, and martial-law or quar­an­tine rules do not apply au­to­mat­i­cal­ly here.

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How to read the result

A lim­i­ta­tion period is the time within which a person may apply to court to protect a civil right or in­ter­est. For most civil claims, the general lim­i­ta­tion period is three years.

The start of the period is often tied to the day a person learned or could have learned of the vi­o­la­tion of a right or of the iden­ti­ty of the vi­o­la­tor. For oblig­a­tions, con­tracts, re­course claims, and other sit­u­a­tions, a special rule may de­ter­mine the start.

The cal­cu­la­tor does not move the date for week­ends, public hol­i­days, sus­pen­sion, in­ter­rup­tion, quar­an­tine, or martial-law rules. For cases in Lviv and the region, check the result against the doc­u­ments, agree­ment, and current case law.

Calculation methodology

Method­ol­o­gy for de­ter­min­ing the lim­i­ta­tion period

  1. The user in­de­pen­dent­ly de­ter­mines the date on which the lim­i­ta­tion period begins in their sit­u­a­tion.

  2. The cal­cu­la­tor adds three cal­en­dar years as the general lim­i­ta­tion period.

  3. For im­pos­si­ble dates in the ending year, use the last day of the rel­e­vant month.

  4. Special dead­lines, sus­pen­sion, in­ter­rup­tion, wartime rules, and a party’s ap­pli­ca­tion to the court must be checked sep­a­rate­ly.

Example

Calculation example

A person in Lviv learned of the rights vi­o­la­tion on April 22, 2024 and wants to assess the general 3-year lim­i­ta­tion period.

  • Start date in the cal­cu­la­tion: 22.04.2024
  • General time limit: 3 years

Es­ti­mat­ed last day of the general lim­i­ta­tion period: April 22, 2027.

The date may change due to a special lim­i­ta­tion period, in­ter­rup­tion, sus­pen­sion, or other rules.

What to check in the documents

  • Con­tract, act, claim, cor­re­spon­dence, or another doc­u­ment showing the breach.
  • The date the person learned or could have learned of the vi­o­la­tion of their right.
  • Claim type: debt, re­course, in­va­lid­i­ty of a trans­ac­tion, in­her­i­tance or another dispute.
  • Events that may have in­ter­rupt­ed or sus­pend­ed the time limit.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the exact date for filing a claim?

No. This is a pre­lim­i­nary cal­en­dar es­ti­mate for the general 3-year lim­i­ta­tion period. The precise con­clu­sion depends on the type of claim, doc­u­ments, agree­ment, and the other party’s ob­jec­tions.

Which date should I enter as the start date?

Usually, use the day the person learned or could have learned of the in­fringe­ment. Sep­a­rate start-date rules may apply to debts with a fixed due date, re­course, in­va­lid­i­ty of a trans­ac­tion, and other claims.

What to do if the result says the time limit has expired?

Need to check whether the general lim­i­ta­tion period applies, whether it was sus­pend­ed or in­ter­rupt­ed, and whether the other party will raise expiry of the period in court.

Does martial law affect the limitation period?

It may have an effect, but this must be checked for the spe­cif­ic claim, period, and case law. The cal­cu­la­tor does not au­to­mat­i­cal­ly add such periods.

Can a contract change the limitation period?

Con­tract terms must be re­viewed sep­a­rate­ly. The law limits lim­i­ta­tion periods, so not every con­trac­tu­al term will operate as written.

Will the court automatically reject the claim once the time limit expires?

No. As a general rule, the court applies the lim­i­ta­tion period only if a party to the dispute raises it before the de­ci­sion is made.

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Prepared
The method­ol­o­gy was pre­pared by the website ed­i­to­r­i­al team based on of­fi­cial sources.
Important
The tool pro­vides a pre­lim­i­nary result and does not replace doc­u­ment review.

Current as of . The cal­cu­la­tion is pre­lim­i­nary and depends on the doc­u­ments and cir­cum­stances.

Free initial con­sul­ta­tion

Need to check the deadline before filing a claim?

Submit an ap­pli­ca­tion if you need to check when the lim­i­ta­tion period began, the con­tract, pos­si­ble in­ter­rup­tions, or dispute risks in Lviv.

  • the cal­cu­la­tor result can serve as a ref­er­ence for a con­ver­sa­tion
  • doc­u­ments, dead­lines, or con­tract terms may change the con­clu­sion
  • briefly de­scribe the cir­cum­stances in the form if needed

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