[SongofDeborah]

His family sold, or gave away, a car that they thought was his. We bought it together...he paid most, but not all of the purchase price, but my name was on the bill of sale. Was I wrong to pay the car off, get the title, transfer the title, and get tags for the expired plates?

The three things that I see that I can do are;
1. Demand the return of the vehicle, probably via Small Claims Court since they are refusing to acknowledge that I had anything to do with the car.

2. Ask for repayment for my costs associated with the final car payment, title transfer fee, and the new tags for the license plates, again, probably within Small Claims Court.

3. Notify DMV that the vehicle is not in my possession [actually I already sent them that message] and do nothing more. Leave it as it sits.

Although it wasn't my fault, they blame me for his death.

[Odee]

WOW. Once you added the information about his death, that made me understand how extremely volatile this situation is. I understand that you want your car back but it's going to be a rollercoaster of hate between you and your late husband's inlaws. They will perceive you as greedily grasping for money with no regard for his death. If keeping your relationship with them is not important anymore, then small claims might be it

[oldlife_disrupted]

that's a horrible decision you need to make.

There's a scale you need to use and weigh the 2 following options...

1 - How badly do I need this car? VS.
2 - How badly do I need these people out of my life?

Which one weighs more at the moment?

[SongofDeborah]

I haven't had a vehicle since I had to leave due to DV @ a year ago. I've been looking for work. Didn't realize how many jobs demanded the need for personal transportation.

The most vicious/vocal sister is the other grandmother to my youngest grandson. We will always have that tie.