Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 141.005 – Effects of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 141.005
- 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.
Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this chapter:
(1) the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall, as to all parties except the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the transferred payments;
(2) the transferee shall be liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer:
(A) if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the parties as a consequence of the transfer; and
(B) for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney’s fees, arising from compliance by the parties with the order of the court or arising as a consequence of the transferee’s failure to comply with this chapter;
(3) the transferee shall be liable to the payee:
(A) if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the payee as a consequence of the transfer; and
(B) for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney’s fees, arising as a consequence of the transferee’s failure to comply with this chapter;
(4) neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer 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
(5) any further transfer of structured settlement payment rights by the payee may be made only after compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter.