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    Default What to Do if Your Ex- Doesn't Follow the Divorce Order Causing Car Repossession

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: MA.
    According to our Separation Agreement ex was supposed to either keep paying the loan and insurance for the car that i've been driving and he's been the owner of, or trade or sell this one and provide another car of my own. He stopped paying insurance and, apparently, car loan (only his name on it, thank god), so it's been repossessed. His bank refuses to talk about any of the details, because my name is not on the loan, and ex is out of reach. Complaint for contempt has been filed right after he stopped paying insurance, but the Court hearing is only in 2 months... The problem is if this car goes on auction, i'm sure he just won't give me any other... Is there anything i can do to prevent losing this one at least?

    Also, i suspect he's been hiding from being served the Summons of my Complaint for Contempt, because it was served by "leaving in the place where he was known to live last" or something like that, not by giving him in person... So he might just pretend he didn't know he needed to be in Court?

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    Default Re: Ex-Husband Let My (His on Paper) Car Be Repossessed, Court Only in 2 Months

    You could offer to get the loan current with the bank and continue making payments but they will probably only release it to the person that has the loan.

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    Default Re: Ex-Husband Let My (His on Paper) Car Be Repossessed, Court Only in 2 Months

    Right, this is what people from the bank told me: they won't even tell me what he owes unless there's an authorization from him. Which is not an option. I wouldn't mind making the payments and getting on the title of the car at all...

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    Default Re: Ex-Husband Let My (His on Paper) Car Be Repossessed, Court Only in 2 Months

    Oh, they won't put you on the title. I don't know why they won't accept payments, most banks would rather have the money than the car.

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    Default Re: Ex-Husband Let My (His on Paper) Car Be Repossessed, Court Only in 2 Months

    There's no point paying for me, if i'm not on the title, as i can't get insurance in that case, and can't drive. So i'd have to get on the title to keep it as well. Can't this be a decision of a judge, for instance?

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    Default Re: Ex-Husband Let My (His on Paper) Car Be Repossessed, Court Only in 2 Months

    I think you need to resign yourself to the fact that you lose the car and he won't show up to court.

    Do what you can to get your own car.

    If he doesn't show up to court in two months it'll be more months until anything is resolved. A judge can order all sorts of things but, unless he's willing to jail your ex on the spot, nothing is likely to ever come of it with a deadbeat who is willing to live off the grid.

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