Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 39-1A-6 - Procedure for approval of transfersA. An application under the Structured Settlement Protection Act for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be made by the transferee and shall be brought in court.B. At least twenty days before the date of the scheduled hearing on any application for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under Section 4 [39-1A-4 NMSA 1978] of the Structured Settlement Protection Act, the transferee shall file with the court and serve on all interested parties a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for authorization, including with the notice:(1) a copy of the transferee's application;(2) a copy of the transfer agreement;(3) a copy of the disclosure statement required under Section 3 [39-1A-3 NMSA 1978] of the Structured Settlement Protection Act;(4) a listing of each of the payee's dependents, together with each dependent's age;(5) notice that any interested party is entitled to support, oppose or otherwise respond to the transferee's application, either in person or by counsel, by submitting written comments to the court or by participating in the hearing; and(6) notice of the time and place of the hearing and notification of the manner in which and the time by which written responses to the application must be filed to be considered by the court.C. Written responses to the application under Paragraph (6) of Subsection B of this section shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day after the date the transferee's notice is served.