Q: Wife wants car thats in my name
She has been given a car by her mother but wants this car anyway. Do i have any options i purchased this when she was unemployed from 2006 till 2009. I bought it in 2008.
A:
Your question is unclear- I assume you are in the midst of a divorce case. Anything ( regardless of whose name is on the tile certificate) acquired during the marriage can be classified as marital property. If the judge classifies it as a marital asset, it can be awarded to either spouse, or he could order it to be sold and divide the proceeds in some way ( not necessarily equally). The bigger question is : who drove/used the car on the most frequent basis?
If she never drove it, and you used as your primary means of transportation, I say the judge wll likely award it to you. If she always drove it and used it, the fact that your name is on the title certificate is of little importance- she will get the car.
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