Can I keep the car?

[bigmonitor]

Jurisdiction

Texas

I am getting divorce, during the marriage,I bought a car, I paid $10000 down payment from my account, the $10000 was my first husband left to me, he passed away and I was the beneficiary..The car title, loan and registration are my name..I continued pay for the car loan for about a year, then I unemployed for about two years, during these two years I helped my soon to be ex earn quite bit money with his business..So he pay for the car loan for about two years while I was umployed .. Now he wants to keep the car..Is this car considered as a community property since i live in a coummunity state.. And I able to keep the car after we file divorce?

 

[army judge]

If you want to keep the car, you'll have to ask for it during your divorce.

Despite the $10,000 you claim to have used as a down payment, the car WAS acquired during THIS marriage, not a prior marriage.

I suggest you make it clear to your lawyer that you want the car.
If you're doing a pro se divorce, make sure you LIST the car as one of the items you seek to retain when the assets are divided.

 

[Betty3]

Agree, this will have to be decided during the divorce proceeding/in the divorce agreement.