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if someone buys you a car as a gift and they are making payments on it and they pass away, does the estate haveto pay off that car ?:

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sylmar, California

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If the deceased's name is on the loan, the estate will be responsible for the payments. If the loan is in the giftee's name, he is responsible and may have to prove that the car was a gift by bringing a suit against the estate.

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if someone buys you a car as a gift and they are making payments on it and they pass away, does the estate haveto pay off that car ?:

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If the deceased's name is on the loan, the estate will be responsible for the payments. If the loan is in the giftee's name, he is responsible and may have to prove that the car was a gift by bringing a suit against the estate.

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