Clarify your Final Divorce Order to get your vehicle in your name
If your ex won't give you title to a car, truck, mobile home, or other vehicle that was awarded to you in your divorce, you have options. You may need a judge to clarify your divorce order so the Department of Licensing will give you title. (Forms and instructions)
1. Fast facts
The judge awarded me the vehicle in my divorce. My ex-spouse disappeared or refuses to give me the title. What can I do?
It depends if your Final Divorce Order clearly identified the vehicle. You need it to include all of these:
- Year, make, and model
- VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
If your divorce order has this information, you don’t need to go to a hearing. You do need to get a certified copy of the Final Divorce Order from the clerk of the court that issued it. There will be a small fee for that.
Then take the certified copy to your local Department of Licensing vehicle licensing office. They will transfer the title into your name.
What if my Final Divorce Order doesn’t have that information?
You can file a Motion to Clarify Final Divorce Order to Identify Vehicle.
Once the judge signs the clarifying Order, you can get a certified copy to bring to your local Department of Licensing vehicle licensing office. They will transfer the title into your name.
Do I have to pay to file a motion?
It shouldn’t cost anything to file a motion. You may have to pay for copies of whatever orders the judge signs.