New Hampshire § 408-G-5 - Section 408-G:5 Procedure For Approval of Transfers.

§ 408-G-5. Section 408-G:5 Procedure For Approval of Transfers.

I. An application under this chapter for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be made by the transferee and shall be brought in the superior court in the county in which the payee resides, except that if the payee does not reside in this state, the application may be brought in the court in this state that approved the structured settlement agreement. II. A timely hearing shall be held on an application for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights. The payee shall appear in person at the hearing unless the court determines that good cause exists to excuse the payee from appearing in person. III. Not less than 20 days prior to the scheduled hearing on any application for approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under RSA 408-G:3, the transferee shall file with the court and serve on all interested parties, including a parent or other guardian or authorized legal representative of any interested party who is not legally competent, a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for its authorization, including with such notice: (a) A copy of the transferee's application. (b) A copy of the transfer agreement. (c) A copy of the disclosure statement required under RSA 408-G:2. (d) The payee's name, age, and county of residence and the number and ages of each of the payee's dependents. (e) A summary of: (1) Any prior transfers by the payee to the transferee or an affiliate, or through the transferee or an affiliate to an assignee, within the 4 years preceding the date of the transfer agreement and any proposed transfers by the payee to the transferee or an affiliate, or through the transferee or an affiliate, applications for approval of which were denied within the 2 years preceding the date of the transfer agreement; and (2) Any prior transfers by the payee to any person or entity other than the transferee or an affiliate or an assignee of the transferee or an affiliate within the 3 years preceding the date of the transfer agreement and any prior proposed transfers by the payee to any person or entity other than the transferee or an affiliate or an assignee of a transferee or affiliate, applications for approval of which were denied within the one year preceding the date of the current transfer agreement, to the extent that the transfers or proposed transfers have been disclosed to the transferee by the payee in writing or otherwise are actually known to the transferee. (f) 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 by participating in the hearing. (g) Notification of the time and place of the hearing and notification of the manner in which and the date by which written responses to the application must be filed, which date shall be not less than 5 days prior to the hearing, in order to be considered by the court. IV. In determining whether a transfer is in the payee's best interest under RSA 408-G:3, I, the court shall consider, among other matters, whether the payee has compared competing offers for the structured settlement payment rights that the payee proposes to transfer.