Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 141.004
Approval of Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights

No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order based on express findings by the court that:

(1)

the transfer is in the best interest of the payee, taking into account the welfare and support of the payee’s dependents;

(2)

the payee has been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received the advice or knowingly waived the advice in writing; and

(3)

the transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or an order of any court or other governmental authority.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 141.004 — Approval of Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­141.­htm#141.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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