Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
recent posts
- Corinthian Museum of Content Barfing — News Flash
- SettlementDecisions Episode 5: What SettlementDecisions Really Is — A Lead Funnel, Not an Information Source
- Structured Settlement Annuity Guarantees Help Financial Peace of Mind
- How Sheron Jones Was Exploited — And Why D.C.’s Failure to Mandate IPA in SSPA Enabled It
- Attorney Fee Structured Settlement Factoring
about
Category: Dillon’s Rule States
Dillon’s Rule is a principle of U.S. local government law stating that local governments have only
- the powers that the state expressly grants to them
- those necessarily implied from the granted powers, and
- those essential to the declared purposes of the municipality.
In other words, cities and counties are “creatures of the state.” They cannot act unless the state legislature has clearly authorized the action. Dillon’s Rule has come up in discussions about authority to approve QSFs, with value in excess of the modest authirty granted by the state and to enter into qualified assignments.
-
Does Wyoming’s adherence to Dillon’s Rule mean that towns like Lovell, Glenrock and others “can’t assume powers not expressly delegated”? How about delegating a power, that may not be expressly granted by the state, to a 3rd party, like the power to enter into a qualified assignment?