If I purchased a car from my sister and now she will not give me the title, what legal rights do I have?

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If I purchased a car from my sister and now she will not give me the title, what legal rights do I have?

About 4 years ago I moved to a city that my sister lives in. I did not have a car when I moved there, my sister had 2, so I purchased one from her. I made monthly payments on it until it was paid off a couple of years ago. For the past 2 years I have been trying to get the title from her but she will not give it to me. She kept coming up with excuses on why “she doesn’t have it” at the times I asked her. It’s to the point now where she’s not going to give it to me even though I paid her for it. I have bank statements showing I made monthly payments to her account over a 2 year period.

Asked on December 20, 2011 under General Practice, Florida

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you had an agreement with your sister that if you made the payments on the vehicle you are writing about, you would receive legal title to it, then you are entitle to it. Somehow I suspect that she may have lost the legal title to it or never received it.

To verify this, you should go down to the local department of motor vehicles with your sister to get a replacement registration for the vehicle. At that time, she can sign the necessary documentation to transfer it over to you. If she refuses, then you know you have a problem with your sister where you might have to bring a legal action against her to obtain an order from the court mandating that she transfer registered title to the car to you.


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