Taking Car Ownership
My sister co-signed on a car loan with her boyfriend (now Ex). They are both Registered Owners on the car. He is the primary for making payments on the vehicle but now he's not able to afford it. They did not separate on good terms so NOW, my sister has the car and she wants her name to be removed from the loan. To solve this, I got approved for a loan already and I should be able to take over the payments.
My question is, would I have any problems taking ownership of the car and registering it under my name? Both him and my sister are listed as the Registered Owners so would it be a problem if my sister and I went to the DMV to transfer the title to me?
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Your sister owns a fraction of the car. The ex-boyfriend owns a fraction of the car. While it is possible that DMV will allow your sisters name to be removed and yours added, they will not allow the removal of the ex-boyfriends name from the ownership paperwork without the proper paperwork signed by the ex-boyfriend. The DMV is trying to prevent fraud.
If the ex-boyfriend stops making payments, then your sister has to make the payments to stop the lender from reporting the loan being delinquent and eventually repossessing the car.
This problem will eventually have to be resolved because even if all the payments are made, there will come a time where the car will need to be sold.
You should get local legal advice. It might be possible to have the ex-boyfriend complete s simple form and get it notarized, but it might require a trip to small claims court. You will have to know where they currently live to address any cross-border issues.
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