vehicle titles both in one name

[freshstarter]

We listed our 2 vehicles as community property and claimed each as an exemption since as joint filers we're each entitled to the exemptions. In your manual I noticed that it says the title has to be in each spouses name. Is this true for all states??

Both our titles are in my husband's name. We didn't bother switching my car into my name since we're not supposed to be tranferring anything!

[HHM]

The answer will depend on your state. If you live in a "community property" state, then it shouldn't matter whose name is on the title, but if your not in a community property state, then you "may" have a problem.

[freshstarter]

ARRGGGHH!!! Its not a "community property" state.

I suppose this means amending the petition to include one of the vehicles on the wildcard.

I hope amending the petition is not too difficult...

[freshstarter]

Will the trustee definately ask for the titles?
We still haven't received one of the titles.

I would hope they wouldn't take a vehicle just because mine has my husband's name on the title.

Maybe I should wait til after the 341 to see what happens. If it looks like the trustee is going to grab a vehicle (and our EIC), I could then amend the petition to exempt them through the wildcard, correct?

[HHM]

You may only have a problem, I honestly don't think its an issue. You have two cars, your married, even in non-community property states, there is such a thing as marital property.

However, this is a question you would need to ask a lawyer in your state to be sure about.

[freshstarter]

Thanks! Yeah, I need to relax a little. 2 people = 2 vehicles. The trustee would have to be pretty bad to try to grab a vehicle that way when it could be exempted by other means. And then a judge would still have to approve it.