Short Term Structured Settlements Back on Radar 2 Year UST Highest Yield in 10 Years | 10 Year UST Close to 4 Year High
The continuing rise of short term interest rates puts shorter term structured settlements back on the radar. There are many scenarios where shorter term structured settlements come into play for at least part of the stable cash flow needs of a plaintiff or attorney.
- Commercial contracts
- Age Discrimination in Employment
- Teenage plaintiff with need to help pay for college or graduate school education.
- New York CPLR Article 50-A or 50-B Pain & Suffering component of structured judgments.
- Plaintiffs in their late 50s or early 60s using a structured settlement to help maximize Social Security. by deferring the start date until age 70. Motley Fool writes January 29, 2018 ” or you can afford to wait–perhaps because you’re healthy, enjoy your job, and you would like to keep working as long as possible, it can make sense to delay starting to collect. If your family members tend to live very long lives and you expect to do the same, that’s another good reason to delay, if you can, because you’re likely to collect bigger checks for a longer-than-average period”. For those born 1960 or later the difference waiting to age 70 to begin receiving Social Security is 62%. [ Source:Social Security Administration
- Structured attorney fees where the attorney is seeking a short term deferral.
Each person’s situation should be considered based on that person’s unique set of facts.
