Do you have to have a valid license to co-sign for a car?
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Do you have to have a valid license to co-sign for a car?
I am being garnished for car that I co-signed for. I did not at the time or currently have a valid license and now I have lost my job. What can I do? The person that I co-signed for is unemployed also.
Asked on December 30, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Oklahoma
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you were over the age of 18 years and co-signe a loan for a friend's purchase of a car, you are liable for payment under the loan in the event that the person who is primarily responsible for the loan fails to make payments on it. This seems to be the situation that you are presently confronted with.
In your situation it makes no difference that you had no driver's license when you co-signed for the car's loan. All that matters is that you signed the loan and you were over 18 years of age.
Your best way to resolve the situation is to get the person who is primarily responsible under the loan to make payments on it so that you do not have to.
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