Getting a Car Title when the Owner is Deceased

So I didn’t get a title for a car if the owner is deceased.

Possible Scenarios
Maybe you bought a car from the family of somebody who died. Maybe you bought a car from somebody you didn’t get the paperwork from, and maybe they died later.

Main Issue
In any case, if the owner of the vehicle is deceased and you need to get some paperwork signed, it creates some difficulties because if they’re dead, they can’t sign any paperwork.

Solutions
You may be able to apply for an airship title where the heirs to the vehicle are listed as relatives by the court. You may have to go through a will or probate process if the person has died and has left their assets to some other party. If there’s an executor of the estate, that can happen.

Lien Considerations
Well, what if there’s a lien on the car? Well, then you might have to have the lien holder sign a lien release letter.

Helpful Paperwork
A bill of sale from the executor of the estate may be a helpful piece of paperwork to use for some processes, like a bonded title or Vermont title, depending on the scenario.

Worst-Case Scenario
In the worst-case scenario, you may have to go through a court order title process, which takes a long time, but it’s not as hard as it sounds. Every municipal court and county court has a process for having you declared the legal owner of the vehicle by affidavit.

Documentation
If you are the heir to that person and have a death certificate and a will or probate, you can go directly to DMV, and they’ll process your title application. Make sure, though, that you have a copy of that death certificate to go along with the aircraft.

DIY Process
Again, these are all things you can do yourself. Sometimes they seem complicated because you’ve not done them before, but there is a do-it-yourself process that costs very little money. You’ll have to pay some title agent a ton of money to get a title for you if it’s just a deceased owner.

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