Form 4-994 NMRA
Form 4-994. Order to secure or waive bond.
[For use with Rule 1-140 NMRA]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the matter of _______________________________, No. __________
a Protected Person.
ORDER TO SECURE OR WAIVE BOND
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the petition of, ________________________,
pro se or by and through her/his attorney, ________________________, to appoint a
conservator for ________________________, the Protected Person in this matter. The
Court, having granted the petition by separate order, FINDS:
1.
The Court has appointed ________________________ as Conservator.
2.
The Protected Person’s estate has an aggregate capital value, as defined in Section 45-
5-411(B) NMSA 1978, of $ ________________________.
The Court therefore ORDERS:
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The Conservator shall post a surety bond in the amount of $ ________________________ in
accordance with Section 45-5-411 NMSA 1978. The Conservator may enlist the services of any
insurance agent qualified to issue an A-1 surety bond in the State of New Mexico. The Court
herewith provides a listing of available bond agents but the Court makes no recommendation
as to specific insurers.
OR
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The Conservator shall comply with the following alternative asset-protection arrangement,
which has been approved and accepted by the Court:
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___________________________________________________________________________
OR
The requirement to post a bond is waived because,
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A bond or alternative asset-protection arrangement is not necessary to protect the
interests of the individual subject to conservatorship because
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______________________________________________________________________
OR
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A bond is not required because the Conservator is a financial institution that possesses
and is exercising general trust powers in New Mexico, as provided in Section 45-5-
411(C) NMSA 1978.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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The Honorable ________________________
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Submitted by:
____________________
Attorney for Petitioner
Address
Copies to:
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