Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

Here's My Advice:

Stay split up. Give the car back. Make sure that title is transferred out of your name and into his.

Here's Why: The Bigger Picture

I suspect your ex-boyfriend is/was engaged in nefarious activities, otherwise he would have no reason to "hide" the car in your name. I can think of dozens of reasons why someone would do this -- here's a few: playing games with the IRS; dodging alimony or child support payments; laundering drug, gambling, or other illicitly gotten moneys. None of these are smart ideas and the fact that you are sitting on this car means he has potentially implicated you in his crimes. If you end up in a civil Court of law over this car, don't you think there's a good chance someone (like the judge) is going to start asking questions about WHY your ex-boyfriend would be so generous as to just give you this car? In short, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be spending my time trying to scheme a way to keep the car. Instead, I'd be trying to get rid of it.

If I'm completely wrong and this is simply a case of your up-and-up ex-boyfriend giving you a gift and now he wants it back, then yes, legally/technically, you can keep it. It was a gift.

Best of luck.******The above is for informational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client privilege.*******