Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

I am divorced. I live in Georgia. I recently obtained the title to my car, which has both my and my wx-husband's name on it. I need to have his name cleared, which requires him to sign the title. This was a part of our divorce agreement, which was settled two years ago. I obtained the title recently, when I paid off the loan. I reached out to my ex to ask to arrange to have him sign it, and offered to send it to him with return postage. He refuses to have it sent to his location, in Georgia, and said "send it to my parents' house [which is in NY] and I will sign it when I can." I am uncomfortable sending it to a third party, especially out of state, and when I know the he lives here in the same metro area as myself. Is there another course of action that I can take to have him sign this paperwork without putting it in the mail on a 2000 mile journey, trusted in hands of a non-responsible party (his parents)? I have two main concerns- one, that I have no idea how long "as soon as I can" is, and two- if the title is received by a non-responsible party, and is lost, I will have major difficulty replacing it, because then I would need him in that process.

Any suggestions?


Asked on 4/06/14, 9:29 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

This was easily solvable in the original case by a provision that allowed you to sign his name to the title when received. Since you apparently didn't do the easy route, have your lawyer write him and give him a short deadline to sign, after which you will file a contempt and seek attoeneys fees from him. Unless he's an idiot, that letter will get him to sign. He would have to be eally foolish to spend thousands of dollars to be a jerk.

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Answered on 4/06/14, 9:55 am


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