Q: Can my mom take my car that I pay for every month and pay ins on just because it's in her name and we got in an argument
She put the car in her name for me as a favor after they found out my credit was bad. I moved out and brought the car with me because its my car and I make the payments for it and the car ins plus I pay for any maintenance problems. It had no down payment when I bought it so I don't owe her for that I just owe her that I continue making the payments evey month like I have been in the past. If I would of known she did it just so she had something to hold over my head whenever we got in an argument I would of said forget it. She does it to my brother and his car is actually in his name but he owes her money for it. It's all just out of spite. I have a job that I will lose if I don't have my car and that is the only reason she wants my vehicle. So she can make me fail and have to come crawling back to her for the rest of my life. Everytime we get in arguments that's the first thing she will say when I go-to leave is your not taking your car because it's in my name knowing darn well it's
A: If the vehicle is titled in her name, then the car legally belongs to her. In theory you could sue her for breach of a verbal contract, but the court might not agree. If you can't work it out with her, then you could stop making all the payments, and if you both can't work it out, then you might have to let her keep it, and buy a different car that you can afford.
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