CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Community Property Issues
......Specific Assets
.........Autos/Boats/Vehicles
 11 Cards On This Topic:
  • Automobile title in names of H "or" W is deemed to be joint tenancy.
  • Form of registration for mobile homes, campers or floating homes.
  • Valuation of autos for dissolution
  • Value of auto for bankruptcy purposes is determined by low Kelley Blue Book figure.
  • Kelley Blue Book qualifies as a reliable compilation under Evid. Code §1340.
  • The Kelley Blue Book constitutes a widely accepted source for the value of vehicles and is admissible as a reliable compilation.
  • An automobile is not a "tangible article[] of a personal nature" capable of being gifted without a writing pursuant to FC 852(c).
  • Court properly adjusted Kelly Blue Book value of car by deferred maintenance.
  • Use of H's car by W did not amount to a gift to her.
  • Putting W's name on title to automobile found to be gift to her. Reasons other than pure affection do not rebut donative intent.
  • W overcame presumption that car in joint names was c/p. C/P payments ignored as "inconsiderable." (Pre-Fam. Code §2581.)


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