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nvr_ndng_btl

Junior Member
My mother-n-law passed away last week and she had 2 vehicles in her name, one for which my husband and I pay for and drive and one for herself. The question is....What will happen now being they were in her name only.
 


Ohiogal

Queen Bee
The cars are part of her estate. It doesn't matter who was paying on them. It matters who they belong to -- title and loan. So therefore, they would be a part of your mother's estate and be divided as the will states, or if not will, then how intestate succession dictates.
 

BlondiePB

Senior Member
nvr_ndng_btl said:
sorry-but yes i live in georgia
Some states allow at least one motor vehicle to be exempt from going through probate. GA's on-line statutes, to me, are a real PITA (pain in the _). You can either sift through these or make some phone calls regarding whether or not at least one title can be transferred. Ohiogal may have looked up exempt property for GA.
 

nvr_ndng_btl

Junior Member
The thing is, there was no will or power of att. done. This was a unexpected death. Her husband talked to the finance company in which she had the 2 vehicles financed and one person told him to just keep paying on the vehicles as if nothing happened, which was kinda fishy so he called back and talked to someone else and this person told him that he would need to fax them a death cert. and a copy of the power of att. (which he doesnt have),after which he would have to have the vehicles refinanced in his name at a different company. BUT he has what they call TO MUCH CREDIT and it might be a ordeal to do that.
 

nvr_ndng_btl

Junior Member
I guess we will know swomething tommorrow when my father-n-law talks to his attorney.But Im still woried that we will lose our vehicle, though I would take a loss for him to be able to keep her car.
 

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