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Who gets the car?
My husband left a week ago, he moved in with a friend and told me he didn’t want the car because he would be living close enough to where he works and he had plenty of people to give him a ride. I’m afraid that when we go to court he will change his mind. It is financed under my bank account with my name first and his name second. I made the down payment on the car and the first 3 months of payments he’s only made payments on it for 2 months. I have an 18 month old son that has doctors appointments often. Now that he left my parents are paying the payment for me until I get on my feet.
Asked on August 20, 2012 under Family Law, Maine
Answers:
Thomas Peppler / Hochman and Peppler LLC
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You may keep the car for now and it will be included in the equitable distribution of debts and assets. You need to consult a lawyer to find out exactly how all of this works. If you have not yet spoken to a lawyer I will be willing to bet that many of your assumptions about how all of this works are wrong.
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