Legal Question in Traffic Law in Nebraska

My ex-girlfriend and I have an auto in both our names. She removed the vehicle from my property without notice and is holding it. However, she does not have a license which means she removed it illegally OR she had someone else drive it without MY permission. Was it removed illegally? She is not on the insurance either nor is she making any car payments.


Asked on 8/17/11, 9:54 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Duke Drouillard Drouillard Law, LLC

If her name is on the motor vehicle title along with yours, then she has an equal and undivided right to the vehicle as long as her name remains on the title. You can offer to buy her half of the vehicle; if she signs to transfer the title to your name only, you can register for a new title from DMV with only your name. Alternatively, she could offer to buy your half under the same terms. If the two of you can't agree upon terms to transfer title to either her or yourself, then you would need to hire an attorney to file a partition suit in court to have the judge decide how to spilt the interest in the motor vehicle. That would be a very expensive option for both of you; it is usually cheaper to buy the other parties interest.

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Answered on 8/17/11, 2:28 pm


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