(215 ILCS 153/15)
Sec. 15.
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 of structured settlement payment
rights unless the
transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order or order of a
responsible
administrative authority based on express findings by such court or responsible
administrative authority that:
(1) the transfer is in the best interest of the |
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payee, taking into account the welfare and support of the payee's dependents;
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(2) the payee has been advised in writing by the
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transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received such advice or knowingly waived such advice in writing; and
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(3) the transfer does not contravene any applicable
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statute or the order of any court or other government authority.
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(Source: P.A. 93‑502, eff. 1‑1‑04.)
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