Q: What are my options regarding a car that my ex-husband technically owns but has been promised to me in our divorce?
This is really a two-part question. I found a GPS tracking device on my car, and I think my ex-husband put it there. Technically, he still owns the car, although as part of our divorce settlement, he’s to continue paying off the loan (which is in his name) and then turn the title over to me once it’s paid off. Our divorce was finalized 2.5 years ago and he has yet to add me to the registration, which he has been ordered to do. This brings me to my questions. 1) I’m assuming it’s legal for him to put the tracking device on my car since he technically owns it; however isn’t this an invasion of my privacy, and is there anything I can do about it? 2) Can I take him back to court for contempt for not adding me to the registration yet?
Thanks!
A:
1) No, it's not legal for him to put a tracking device on your car.
2) Yes, you can.
I would file a motion and request an order prohibiting him from tracking you and a request that he be held in contempt for not putting you on the registration.
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