Minnesota Statutes 549.39 – Effects of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights
Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 549.39
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(1) the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer may rely on the court order approving the transfer in redirecting periodic payments to an assignee or transferee in accordance with the order approving the transfer and shall, as to all parties except the transferee or an assignee designated by the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the redirected payments and such discharge and release shall not be affected by the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with this chapter or with the court order approving the transfer;
(2) the transferee is liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer:
(i) if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer as a consequence of the transfer; and
(ii) for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney fees, arising from compliance by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer with the court order or order of the responsible administrative authority approving the transfer or from the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with sections 549.30 to 549.41;
(3) neither the annuity issuer nor the structured settlement obligor may be required to divide any periodic payment between the payee and any transferee or assignee or between two or more transferees or assignees; and
(4) any further transfer of structured settlement payment rights by the payee may be made only after compliance with all of the requirements of sections 549.30 to 549.41.