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Best way to title vehicles for an older couple

By Terry Savage on January 26, 2026 | Wild Card

Hi Terry,
My wife and I are in our late 70s and have our 3 vehicles titles in seperate names, 1 in mine and 2 in hers.
To ease transition when one of us passes, what name (s) do you recomend on our titled vehicles?

Terry Says

You probably don’t wantto put car titles in joint name. It makes transferring title very difficult and could require two signatures, depending on how the title is worded. And depending on whether someone is incapacitated, or dead, when the time comes to sell.
It’s complicated, so read this:
https://legalclarity.org/should-both-husband-and-wife-be-on-a-car-title/

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