Q: My father recently passed away, before he died in front of several people he promised me his car.
His wife is a horrible person and at first was fine with the car (her name & my father on title), i have texts about her giving me the car, she then became very defensive and now wont answer., very long story Can i sue her in small claims court? This is clearly principal as my father wanted me to have his car.
According to his wife, there was a will but it was never signed
A:
Her name and his name were on the car's title? The instant your father died, complete and total ownership of the car passed to her. The car would never go through probate because of that, so a Will is irrelevant (as to the disposition of the car). You have no case against his wife.
Sorry for your loss. Losing your dad is hard.
Terrence H Thorgaard agrees with this answer
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