Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Oklahoma
I was purchasing a Dodge 3500 pick up from a friend. We had agreed on a monthly payment which I met every month. This arrangement has continued for 2 1/2 years. In November, he passed away. The truck was over half way paid off when he passed. He had given me the title to transfer which was done a couple months before his passing as well as stating in his will that payments would cease upon his death. Now the executors of his estate are demanding I deliver the truck to be liquidated to pay off his estate expenses. I do not believe I am required to do this since the truck is in my name, I was purchasing it and not simply receiving it as an inheritance. I need to know if I should fight or simply relinquish the property.
Holly Bates
1 Answer from Attorneys
No, you are required to do so. If his Will states that the debt is forgiven, then, yes you may so advise the court.