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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New York Judges who shun a structured settlement in favor of sticking in a local bank or banks to earn interest until the minor is 18, need to be mindful of how such a decision can negatively affect student loan eligibility.
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When it comes to structured settlement documents, leave your cookie cutter in your kitchen and the scissors and glue in the arts and crafts box. “It’s the way we’ve always done it” doesn’t mean “it has always been done” correctly.
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A critical element to how structured settlements work is the proper documentation of a promise to make future periodic payments as consideration
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Use of a structured settlement created outside a Special Needs Trust feeding payments into the SNT, is helpful as a tax-free volatility buffer. Compare the potential outcome of a comparable amount invested to the cost of the structured settlement (by the trustee of the SNT) in a permissible taxable investment.