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  1. #1
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    Default Husband Got the Car and Defaulted on the Loan - Is the Ex-Wife Responsible

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: California
    Wife could not afford a vehicle that both the husband and wife signed financial agreements for. At the bank's recommendation she turned it in to the dealer as a voluntary surrender/reposession. Dealer gives her documentation saying they have received the vehicle back on behalf of the bank/finance company. Husband comes back to the dealer and takes posession of the vehicle. It is subsequently awarded to the husband in the divorce (liabilty). Husband and vehcile go missing. Financial instution is going after the wife for restitution.

    What are her options?

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    Default Re: Who Owns the Financial Responsibility if One Party is Awarded the Liability

    Pay off the vehicle and take him to court for contempt. Don't pay and let them come after you.

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    Default Re: Husband Got the Car and Defaulted on the Loan - Is the Ex-Wife Responsible

    The divorce judgment is not binding on third parties. If the ex-wife is on the loan, she owes the money. She can attempt to recover money that she has to pay to cover a debt that was made her ex-husband's responsibility in the divorce, by bringing a motion in the divorce court.

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