Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas
i paid for a truck from my father-in-law when me and my ex split my father-in-law said i owed him more money on truck and didnt give me a title so i sold the motor out of it and scraped the rest can they press charges on me for theft
Asked on 11/01/12, 1:30 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Fran Brochstein
Attorney & Mediator
If the truck was in someone else's name, then you have destroyed property that did not belong to you.
I look on this website and on www.avvo.com for a good criminal attorney and keep his/her phone number in your pocket in case you get picked up.
I suspect that your father-in-law is "punishing" you for the separation. I'd ask him for the title again. I'd give him some money for his signature on the title.
Answered on 11/12/12, 3:24 pm