Can I remove an estranged husband’s vehicle from our car insurance if I am a co-owner?
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Can I remove an estranged husband’s vehicle from our car insurance if I am a co-owner?
My husband is estranged, has not lived in our home for over 2 years, and does not provide any financial support to the household. He has never changed his legal address. We do not have a legal separation. Both our names are on the vehicle he is driving. Our home is deeded to both of us. Can I remove his vehicle from our car insurance? I have continued to cover his vehicle for fear of him getting in an accident and having someone sue me since my name is on the title to the vehicle he is driving and he has never changed his address.
Asked on July 31, 2012 under Insurance Law, South Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I would first transfer your interest in nthe vehicle that your estranged husband is driving solely into his name before you take the vehicle off of the insurance that you are driving as a matter of protection for you. Once you are no longer the registered owner of his driven vehicle, that would be the time to remove his name from your insurance policy on it.
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