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.
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- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
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Category: El Paso Structured Settlements
El Paso Structured Settlements is a collection of blogs, articles, and commentary on structured settlements by structured settlement expert and settlement planner John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC that may be of interests to lawyers in El Paso County TX, the cities of El Pasom Socorro, Horizon City, San Elizario, Anthony, Vintonand and Clint, as well as El Passo County residents involved in lawsuits for personal injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice, oil industry or construction accidents, who are seeking stuctured settlement or settlement planning advice and information.
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The blog addresses structured settlements, designed to provide long-term financial security through regular payments instead of a lump sum after lawsuits or claims. Aimed at teens and young adults, it highlights the importance of understanding these settlements, avoiding scams, and considering alternatives to selling them for immediate cash.
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The IRS has consistently held that compensatory damages, including lost wages, received on account of a personal physical injury are excludable from gross income with the exception of punitive damages. Rev. Rul. 85-97 and also see Commissioner v. Schleier, 515 U.S. 323, 329-30 (1995). says IRS.
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Can structured settlement annuitants sell annuity polices? Do settlement purchasers buy structured settlement annuity policies? NO. In a structured settlement, the payee does not own the annuity policy that funds their payments.The annuity is owned by a qualified assignment company.
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Carron Nicks’ structured settlement sophistry for NOLO fails to differentiate between a settlement and an award.and uses an improbable example in which the exemplar structured settlement simply parcels out principal over 10 years with no interest. Nicks fails on both counts..
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A structured settlement is not a judgment, but this fundamental fact seems to befuddle structured settlement factoring companies and/or their marketing teams..It’s all rather silly.
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Strategic Capital, a Canadian structured settlement factoring company, has become a Sustaining Partner of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association by contributing $27,000 to $36,000. Critics question the implications of “working alongside” lawyers in managing settlements and highlight the lack of regulation in this industry, suggesting that clients should explore options thoroughly before proceeding.
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It is highly unlikely that a judge would approve the sale of minor’s structured settlement payment rights for pennies on the dollar to make a discretionary purchase such as an ATV for a minor. Selling a structured settlement to pay for an ATV for a minor also makes no financial sense
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4structures.com LLC has a long established practice of transparency. Such transparency is embodied in a written statement on our website as well as a case specific declaration or affidavit to accompany moving papers where a proposed structured settlement must be approved by a judge.
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Important win for structured settlement annuitants in need of liquidity down the road, who cannot tap other sources. TX appellate court upheld annuitant’s right to continue seeking competitive offers, apparently allowing competitors to figuratively, “cut in during the middle of a dance”