New Mexico Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment

If a notice of motion for setting aside or variation of a judgment or order is filed within 14 days after the judgment or order is entered, the court may set aside or vary the judgment or order under r 36.16(1) as if the judgment or order had not been entered: r 36.16(3A).

You cannot appeal this kind of judgment and have a new trial until you vacate the default judgment, that is, until you have the judgment removed or erased. To vacate a default judgment, do the following:Get the form called Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment from the small claims clerk.

Apply to get the judgment set aside You'll have to go to a private hearing at the court to explain why you do not owe the money. If you do not go to the hearing, your application will be rejected and you'll have to pay the amount in the judgment.

Fill out a Notice of Motion to Vacate Judgment and Declaration (Small Claims) (Form SC-135 ). File it with the small claims court clerk. Pay the filing fee. If you cannot afford the fee, ask for a fee waiver. The clerk will give you a date for your hearing.

After you notify the defendant of the judgment, you can begin to enforce the judgment. Your judgment might be for money, repossession, eviction, foreclosure, or any number of things. In any case, your rights at this point would be the same as if you had gone to trial and won.

If you do not think the default judgment was appropriately entered against you, you must file a motion with the court asking the judge to set aside (void or nullify) the judgment. If the judge grants your motion, the case starts back up again.

First, you can ask the court to set aside the default judgment and give you an opportunity to contest it. Next, you can settle the debt with the debt buyer for an amount less than what the default judgment is for. And finally you can eliminate the default judgment completely by filing for bankruptcy.

To get a judgment set aside, fill in the application notice (N244) and send it to the court. You may have to pay a court fee of £255. You'll have to go to a private hearing at the court to explain why you do not owe the money.