Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 — Annuity Sales Procedures… — TX · BenchPath

Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 — Annuity Sales Procedures (hearing required; required contents of transfer filings; ad litem at the purchaser's expense)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Divisional InstructionsCounty Court at Law No. 3 — Annuity Sales Procedures (page last modified May 19, 2015), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

County Court at Law No. 3's structured-settlement annuity transfer procedure (page last modified May 19, 2015): every annuity sale requires a hearing; filings must state the petitioner's reason for sale, the equivalent interest rate if the sale were a loan, any prior transfers, and attach the final judgment where the annuity arose from a lawsuit settlement; if the petitioner's best interest is not readily apparent the court may appoint an attorney ad litem at the proposed purchaser's expense to investigate and report.

Applies to

Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 3 (civil) — applications to transfer structured-settlement payment rights (annuity sales).

Requirement

"All annuity sales must meet the following conditions and will require a hearing. FILINGS FOR ANNUITY TRANSFER — All filings must set forth: the Petitioner's reason for sale; the interest percentage rate if the sale were a loan; a statement of any prior transfers by the Petitioner; and a copy of the Final Judgment if the annuity was created as a result of a lawsuit settlement. AD LITEMS — If the Court cannot quickly and easily discern whether the transfer is in the Petitioner's best interest an attorney ad litem may be appointed at the proposed purchaser's expense. The ad litem will investigate the Petitioner's situation and report findings to the Court." (Page last modified May 19, 2015.)

Source of truth

"All annuity sales must meet the following conditions and will require a hearing. FILINGS FOR ANNUITY TRANSFER — All filings must set forth: the Petitioner's reason for sale; the interest percentage rate if the sale were a loan; a statement of any prior transfers by the Petitioner; and a copy of the Final Judgment if the annuity was created as a result of a lawsuit settlement. AD LITEMS — If the C

Official source: Tarrant County Courts at Law — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim; 2015 posting — court-scoped. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).