If you have faced a personal injury in the recent times, it is very important that you gain compensation from the guilty or your insurance company. However, a onetime financial settlement may not be useful for your condition. This is because, the lump sum amount that are usually given to the plaintiff may be suitable only for that particular situation and as time elapses, the plaintiff, who has suffered a loss or injury due to the negligence of the opponent party, might find difficulty in overcoming the injury.
In such a situation, the structured settlements are the most useful ways of acquiring money. Usually the court gives option to the plaintiff to choose whether he or she would like to choose the one time financial settlement with a lump sum amount of money or if they would prefer a structured settlement, in which they will receive a regular cash flow either monthly or yearly. However, when you are endorsed a structured settlement by the court, but you would prefer a onetime financial settlement; it is always good for you that you sell your structured settlement.
How to sell your structured settlement?
For those plaintiffs, who have had a pre-agreed settlement of structured financial payments from the opponent party, but find that this is no longer useful; selling their settlements is an easy and best option. There are many companies that buy settlements. And when you sell your structured settlement, you can always acquire a lump sum amount of money instead of that settlement.
Factors to consider:
When in an urgent need for money, the plaintiff can always choose to sell their structures settlement. However, when selling their settlements, it is very important that they show a justified cause for selling it. If the purpose is to solve or settle a luxury purpose or need, it cannot be sold. But, if the situation demands you to pay for school or college or to meet medical expenses, it can be sold.
When the justified cause is shown, the company to which you will be selling the settlement will file a petition to the judge regarding the buying of the settlement. The judge will then either approve of it or reject it and you will get the money within a period of 60 days to 90 days. However, before you sell it, make sure that you get the lowest discount rate, so that you do not have to compromise with the amount.