If someone bought me a car registered it in my name and then they want it back - what are my legal rights ?

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My husband has a van that was written off on his credit report and he does not have the title.Can he sell it?

You're being a bit vague here, perhaps intentionally. What is the correct thing to do from a moral standpoint? Do it.

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As far as i know its yours. You would have to sign over the registration. Check the laws in your State or Province

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You are a little vague, but if the car was bought an paid for and is registered to you, it is yours unless there is some other agreement.

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If this is a love spat, you might want to consider doing the right thing rather than escalate the issue.

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if its registered in your name its yours flat out. plus i dont think its legal, but you morally shouldnt take back what you gave to someone. if its in your name, its your car, it wont matter to a judge if they bought it for you.

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Its your car now its under your name

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all of them are yours that someone has not a hope if the car is registered in your name. its your car.

My car is going to be auctioned off, at an auction that I can not attend. How do I handle the title?


you might have to pay capital gains on it though.

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Well if you are going to court get a lawyer, but if the car is in your name short of court there is nothing they can do, it's your property registered with the state, if they take it you can have them arrested for car theft.

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If the car is properly registered in your name, its your car... do with it as you please. The could still go after you in court for the value of the vehicle, depending on the arrangements at the time, they may have some success, but as for the car itself- its yours.

How long does it take the DMV to proccess a check to the bank when it is written after 5 PM on a Friday?

for one thing when you give a gift you shouldnt excpect to take it back. as far as i know the car is yours

My car was hit by a city vehicle while I was legally parked-do I have to have insurance to collect?

The registration document only refers to the registered KEEPER of the vehicle not the owner they may not be one and the same.You would need more evidence of ownership. Who insures the vehicle and maintains it?
Is there any letters, cards etc which says that this car is a gift?
As with anything, I would suggest that possession is 9/10ths of the law and it would be up to the other party to prove that they own it rather than you.

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I would assume as it is in your name - it belongs to you. Unless you have signed an agreement of sorts agreeing to have it in your name on behalf of someone else. Would double check with CAB, if you are UK resident.

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is their name also on the registration? if not then theres nothing they can do. i think theres more to this question than you are sharing. hopefully that persons name is not on the title but if they paid for it they have just as much right to the car as you do. i think if it were reversed and you were mad for whatever reason you woukd want it back too.

Does reporting a small accident automatically raise your insurance premium?

If title is in your name, you own it. If title has two names and says "John AND Mary", you both own it.

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Are you in the UK?

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If so, the registered keeper and the owner in law can be (and often are) two different people. Think of all those cars on HP, where they're registered in the user's name but actually owned by the finance company until the debt is paid off.

If i rent a car and was later told the car was damaged , who will pay the damage, my insurance comp or his?


If the person can prove he/she bought it and there's no evidence that the ownership was passed to you, then it's theirs I'm afraid.
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