Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Iowa

My husband and I are seperated but not legally. He emptied our bank account and left me and 3 kids with no money. The car he is driving is in my name only. I f I tell him to return my car to me and he refuses can I report the car stolen?


Asked on 11/20/09, 6:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

No. At the most it would be operating without the owner's consent. If you agreed to let him use the car and now he's doing something with it that you don't like or has taken off with it there is case law that suggests that all you have is a civil remedy.

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Answered on 11/26/09, 12:01 am


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