§2713.6. 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 or assignee of structured settlement payment
rights, unless the transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order based on
express findings by such court that all of the following apply:
(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 received independent professional advice regarding the transfer.
(3) The transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or the order of any court
or other government authority.
Acts 2019, No. 260, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.