{"id":3318,"date":"2013-01-26T07:24:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T14:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2013-01-26T07:24:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T14:24:02","slug":"transferring-auto-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/transferring-auto-after-death\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer a Michigan Automobile After Someone Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I hear the following question asked quite a bit after a loved one passes away: &#8220;he (or she) had a car, not really worth all that much. \u00a0Is there a way we can just transfer that without a court proceeding?&#8221; \u00a0The short answer is . . . maybe. \u00a0As with many legal questions, it depends on the specific facts and circumstances of your situation. \u00a0For example, if the automobile was in a trust (not something we recommend), then you must transfer it according to the terms of the trust. \u00a0And, if there is property that would require opening a probate estate to transfer it, then the automobile will be a part of that probate estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But, Michigan does have a quick transfer procedure available if certain requirements are met. \u00a0The requirements are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 12.997159004211426px; color: #000000;\">The total values of the vehicles (all together) must be under $60,000, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There must be no other property for which a probate proceeding (formal or informal) is necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If your situation meets those requirements, you can use\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/tr-29_16195_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">this Secretary of State Form TR-29<\/span><\/a><\/span> to transfer the vehicle(s) to the deceased person&#8217;s heirs. \u00a0The person signing the form certifies that there is no probate proceeding pending for the decedent\u2019s estate and that no probate proceeding will be started in the future. If available, the vehicle title must be attached to this form. The form requires that the following vehicle information be provided: year, make, body style, vehicle number, and title number. If the vehicle is being transferred to someone other than the surviving spouse, the surviving spouse must certify that the title is free of all liens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can find some additional helpful information at <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/0,4670,7-127-1585_1587_1588-23308--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">this State of Michigan website<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"..\/index.php\/firm-overview\/our-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Lichterman<\/a>\u00a0is an estate planning and charitable planning attorney who helps families and business owners create a lasting legacy by planning for their\u00a0<a href=\"..\/index.php\/estate-planning\/your-family-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Family Wealth\u2122<\/a>.\u00a0 This goes beyond merely planning for &#8220;stuff&#8221; &#8211; it&#8217;s about who your are and what&#8217;s important to you.\u00a0 He focuses on estate, charitable, and asset protection planning for all generations (&#8220;young&#8221; and &#8220;experienced&#8221;), the &#8220;sandwich generation&#8221; (caring for parents and children), doctors\/physicians, nurses, lawyers, dentists, professionals with minor children, family owned businesses, and pet planning.\u00a0 He enjoys creating life long relationships with his clients centered on their family&#8217;s values, insights, stories and experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hear the following question asked quite a bit after a loved one passes away: &#8220;he (or she) had a car, not really worth all that much. \u00a0Is there a way we can just transfer that without a court proceeding?&#8221; \u00a0The short answer is . . . maybe. \u00a0As with many legal questions, it depends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-probate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3318"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3341,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3318\/revisions\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lichtermanlaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}