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Georgia Code Title 51. Torts § 51-12-77

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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 been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer, and has either received such advice or knowingly waived in writing the opportunity to seek and receive such advice; and

(3) The transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or the order of any court or other government authority.

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