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3 Questions to Ask When Considering a Structured Settlement Depending on your level of familiarity with structured settlements, there are certainly more than three questions you should ask, but we believe asking these questions should help you gain a good enough understanding to decide if a structured settlement is a good option for you. Question...

Since it was first published in 1986, “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments” (S2P2J), has provided structured settlement stakeholders with an authoritative reference guide, consisting of 16 chapters with extensive footnotes and Appendix documents, to help them understand historical development as well as current issues and fashion settlements and judgments utilizing periodic payments. Both the National Structured Settlement...

What is the difference between a “qualified” structured settlement and a “non-qualified” structured settlement? When describing a structured settlement, the terms “qualified” and “non-qualified” generally refer to “assignments” and IRC Section 130. The primary tax difference, from a structured settlement recipient’s perspective, is that “qualified” structured settlement periodic payments are excluded from income tax whereas...

How Can Public Benefits Supplement Your Structured Settlement? One of the first steps every personal injury plaintiff should take following an accident, with the assistance of your attorney or structured settlement planner, is to take an inventory of any public benefit programs you are currently taking advantage of and to determine what other programs they...

3 Tips for Preparing a Mediation involving Structured Settlements From a structured settlement perspective, whenever a plaintiff attorney is preparing for a mediation involving various tort and non-tort case, the attorney should address the following questions:  Have I advised my client about structured settlements and provided my client with adequate resources to allow my client to express an informed...