CORTEZ, MELISSA, A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER PARENT AND LEGAL GUARDIAN, ARTURO CORTEZ (2)

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$40,000 guaranteed lump sum payable at age 25 (on September 20, 2029). $71,000 guaranteed lump sum payable at age 30 (on September 20, 2034). All sums set forth herein constitute damages on account of personal injuries or sickness, within the meaning of Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 2.3 Payee's Rights to Payments Payee acknowledges that the Periodic Payments cannot be accelerated, deferred, increased or decreased by Payee or any payee; nor shall Payee or any payee have the power to sell, mortgage, encumber, or anticipate the Periodic Payments, or any part thereof, by assignment or otherwise. 2.4 Payee's Beneficiary Any payments to be made after the death of the Payee pursuant to the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Release shall be made to the Estate of the Payee. After the age of majority, Payee may submit a change of beneficiary in writing to the Assignee. The designation must be in a form acceptable to the Assignee. 2.5 Consent to Qualified Assignment (a) Payee acknowledges and agrees that the Payers may make a "qualified assignment", within the meaning of Section 130(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the Payers' liability to make the Periodic Payments set forth in Section 2.2(b) to BHG STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS, INC. ("the Assignee"). The Assignee's obligation for payment of the Periodic Payments shall be no greater than that of Payers (whether by judgment or agreement) immediately preceding the assignment of the Periodic Payments obligation. (b) Any such assignment, if made, shall be accepted by the Payee without right of rejection and shall completely release and discharge the Payors from the Periodic Payments obligation assigned to the Assignee. Payee recognizes that, in the event of such an assignment, the Assignee shall be the sole obligor with respect to the Periodic Payments obligation, and Payee agrees that such assignment shall constitute a full release and discharge of all of Payors' obligations relative to the Periodic Payments set forth above. 2.6 Right to Purchase an Annuity Payors, themselves or through BHG STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS, INC. ("the Assignee"), reserve the right to fund the liability to make the Periodic Payments in Section 2.2(b) through the purchase of an annuity policy from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEBRASKA. The Assignee shall be the sole owner of the annuity policy and shall have all rights of ownership. The Assignee may have BERKSHIRE [41