How to get a stolen title back so i can sell a car to pay off my husband's funeral?

Question

my husband died suddenly about a couple of years of ago and his sister stoled his car title from a car title pawn shop

Answer 1

you can ask for it back, if you dont want to talk to her or she doesnt want to give it back then call the cops and report it stolen.

Answer 2

Get the VIN off the car, and contact the DMV. State who you are, and that you need a duplicate title. If you were the executor of the estate, or the car was also registered to you, there will be no problem, you'll just show documentation that you were the executor, and proceed from there. As for the pawn shop issue, if your husband pawned the car title, the loan would need to be paid in full, before the pawn shop would release the title, so, did she pay the loan or does she have some sort of involvement with the pawn shop, that something illegal took place? If this is the case, you must file a police report. So, long story short, contact the DMV, find out who's name the car is titled in. You'll need your marriage cert, his death cert, car registration/insurance info, at the very least to get the ball rolling, and to be able to receive information. Depending on the record, things may go quite smoothly.

Answer 3

What do you mean she stole it from a car title pawn shop?? If he pawned the title and did not pay it off when it was due and she bought it from the pawn shop, she's now the legal owner. If you don't pay off a pawned title when it's due, the pawn shop becomes the legal owner and can sell it to anyone who walks in the door.

There's nothing that you can do. Sorry.

Answer 4

Don't know about the state your in but in CA you write a letter to the owner listed on the registration at the address listed there.
Send it registered mail. Yes, I know he has passed away. So you will get the letter back.
Take it to the DMV unopened and ask them to issue you a new title as you have tried to contact the registered owner and are unable to and would like to license the vehicle as it is in your possession.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

you can go to a sectary of state..they will get you a new one printed out, or send one in the mail

they charge a fee..i think anywhere from $15-$25.00..depending on the state.

Answer 7

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL (DMV) DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.

Answer 8

go to your dept.of motor vehicles,ask what you need for a lost title,offer no other info unless asked.