| A structured settlement award is a legal settlement | | | | wait for a lump sum check to arrive at your |
| in which an award, often from a lawsuit or claim, is | | | | doorstep. The reason most people sell their |
| paid out over a period of time. This method of | | | | structured settlements is to be in control of their |
| agreement was originally created to prevent folks | | | | rightly earned cash. |
| from blowing away these sometimes very large | | | | There are many reasons you might prefer to sell |
| settlement awards. An award settlement is designed | | | | your structured settlement award. Maybe you need |
| to meet the long term financial needs of the person | | | | the money to meet your basic living expense or you |
| awarded the sum. Why, then, would you want to sell | | | | may desire to invest the money for you and your |
| a structured settlement? | | | | families' future. However, more than likely you simply |
| Fact is your cash is kind of held hostage in a | | | | want to have access to your money, regardless of |
| structured settlement - you can't get at it except for | | | | your intentions on spending it. |
| the periodic checks that are sent to you. If | | | | It seems in the shuffle of deciding what is best for |
| something should happen that would require getting | | | | those being awarded, no one bothered to ask the |
| your cash earlier than scheduled, there is not much | | | | very people that are really affected. For the most |
| that can be done to allow this to happen. With a | | | | part, people don't want to be... |
| structured settlement award, you can simply sit and | | | | |