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Originally Posted by freeall55  What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington.
My wife served me Divorce papers and has taken my car. My car was purchased before we even met. In the divorce papers she is asking for the car and that I continue to pay for it. She is not on the registration nor is she insured. What can I do to get my car back? |
Please keep your questions in one thread.
In general, if the car was purchased during the marriage, it is marital property and she is entitled to half the equity. If you have been the one driving it and she is not insured (*), then you will be able to make a strong case for keeping it.
When you respond to your wife's divorce filing, you will prepare a list of responses as well as things that you are requesting. You will request that you be allowed to keep the car - and the judge is likely to order it (given what you've stated in the two threads). But there's nothing you can do until then.
* for anyone else reading this, this is a very dangerous situation. When a married couple has insurance on their autos, both drivers should be listed on both cars. If you do that, then she would be covered. If you don't do it and she has an accident, she could end up with a huge bill - and you would owe half of it because it is a marital debt. If she were only an occasional driver, you would usually be OK, but it sounds like she's driving it all the time - which is setting you up for huge uninsured expenses.
01-20-2009, 06:26 PM
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