Can a husband pawn the title of a vehicle if their name is nowhere on the title?
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Can a husband pawn the title of a vehicle if their name is nowhere on the title?
My daughter is in a very bad situation. To make a long story short her husband left her and took a truck that is in just her name. He then pawned the truck at one of those title loan places. He did this by showing them the marriage license proving they were married (remember his name in nowhere on the title of the truck). She also has to keep the insurance up on the truck because it is in her name and to make matters worse he is driving it with no license. Is there anything she can do legally (they are just separated not divorced)?
Asked on June 25, 2012 under Family Law, Alabama
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
From what you have written, just because your daughter's husband showed the pawn shop the wedding certificate between him and your daughter, such in and of itself does not give him or the pawn shop the legal authority to accept the truck that is solely in her name as collateral for the "pawn loan".
The vehicle is presumed hers given the title registration and the pawn that you have written about seems improper. I suggest that your daughter consult with an attorney (family law) to assist her with the pawn situation to get the return of her vehicle to her possession and her marital issues.
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