In most cases, when a person has a loan on a car and the person dies, the note is "accelerated", meaning that it automatically becomes payable in full immediately even if there are months and even years remaining before it has to be paid. The promissory note will state this in its terms. The note will have to be paid by whichever beneficiary or beneficiaries receive the car by will or by intestate succession, or, if they do not want the car, it can be sold to someone else to pay off the loan.
The person who's name is on the Title is the owner of the car.
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The car can be repossessed. The estate is responsible to return the vehicle and resolve the lease or loan.
The estate has to settle the title. The secondary person can be held responsible for the loan until it is resolved.
That depends on what you're asking. Who filed bankruptcy? The owner of the car or the owner (holder) of the car loan? Did you co-sign on the loan? If you co-signed on the loan and the other signer files for bankruptcy, yes you are liable for the loan. If the owner (holder) of the car loan files for bankruptcy, you are still liable to the owner's creditors (and you need to find out who they are so you can get the lien released).
my mother cosigned for a leased car for my sister. my mom has died. what do we do with the car? will my sister now be responsilbe?
The lending institution can place a claim for payment against the estate.
You are still respnsible for paying should the borrower die.
The only way you will get off the loan is to pay it off. If the other owner died, then you are now solely responsible for the loan.
Nope.
Normal car insurance Liability, Collision, & Comprehensive will not pay off the loan. You would need to get the proper insurance for this purpose. Either life insurance or insurance for the purpose of loan payment.
No. In my experience and from what I've read, it is not wise to lease a car from someone with a loan. They can still be held responsible for the car if anything happens to it. If you cannot afford to make the payments and the bank comes to collect the car, and the owner does not have it, they can be arrested.