What to do about a jointly owned vehicle and bankruptcy?
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What to do about a jointly owned vehicle and bankruptcy?
My girlfriend and I split last year. We had a vehicle in both our names financed. She just filed bankruptcy. I’ve been making payments and have possession. Will she have any right to put in her name?
Asked on August 22, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your former girlfriend receives a bankruptcy discharge with respect to the vehicle that you possess and are making payments on, she should not have any legal rights to it after you pay it off. I suggest that you make a claim to the bankruptcy court stating that you are making payments on the vehicle and request that the "ex" disclaim any interest in the vehicle so that when you pay it off, the lender places title solely in your name.
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