§ 33-20-1407 — Jurisdiction -- Notice

33-20-1407 . Jurisdiction -- notice. (1) A transferee may apply under this part for approval of a transfer of a structured settlement payment right:
(a) in the county in which the payee resides;
(b) in the county in which the structured settlement obligor or the annuity issuer maintains a principal place of business; or
(c) in any court or before any responsible administrative authority that approved the structured settlement agreement.
(2) Not less than 20 days prior to a scheduled hearing on an application for approval of a transfer of a structured settlement payment right under 33-20-1404 , the transferee shall file with the court or responsible administrative authority and serve on all interested parties a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for an authorized transfer. The notice must include the following:
(a) a copy of the transferee's application;
(b) a copy of the transfer agreement;
(c) a copy of the disclosure statement required under 33-20-1403 ;
(d) a listing of each of the payee's dependents, if any, together with the age of each dependent;
(e) notification 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 responsible administrative authority or by participating in the hearing; and
(f) notification of the time and the place of the hearing and notification of the manner in which and the time by which written responses to the application must be filed. The filing deadline may not be less than 15 days after the transferee's notice has been served.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 7, Ch. 351, L. 2005.