Q: I need to know if someone can take me to court over a car that is in my name that I was allowing to make the payments on
This family member had paid a year worth in advance of payments and still have two months remaining when I took the car back because she refused to get insurance in her name so it was in my name and we had a agreement a handshake agreement that no one wants to drive the vehicle besides her and I have witnesses to this but she allowed her boyfriend to drive it and he ended up getting rear ended in something happened with my insurance that the car that they were driving was not insured and now he is threatening to take me to court for the remaining two months and the ticket
A:
A Mississippi attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. It's difficult to predict what could happen in this situation because it is a somewhat unconventional way to sell or transfer a car. There are some loose ends here in terms of ownership, insurance, and handshake agreements - it's difficult to predict what could happen. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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