Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 16869268)

Sue her and get the ball rolling

Good luck.

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 16869241)

I've got a situation.

My dad died in May of last year, and I'm the executor of his estate. It's been a nightmare. He died without a will and sorting through everything has been an awful mess.

My father lived in Iowa, and he had a "companion" that he met online. I've been very skeptical of this woman from the outset, but how do you tell your 78 year old father he's being taken for a ride? His "companion" lives in New Mexico, and my father would go down to New Mexico during the Winter months. Dad bought a motor home and left it in New Mexico, giving her full access. However, the motor home was only titled and registered in his name.

Well, after dad died, I discovered this woman had the motor home retitled and registered in her name.

I've spoken to several lawyers, including the DA of the county in which the motor home was stolen, as well as the state police and local law enforcement, and I haven't gotten anywhere.

Law enforcement is calling it a civil matter, even saying that this woman claims my father gave her the vehicle prior to his death. It's incredibly frustrating. If her claims are true, which they are not, why did she wait until after he died to retitle and reregister the vehicle?

Every attorney I've spoken to is calling this a law enforcement matter.

It's like nobody wants to do their ****ing job, and I'm at my wits end about this.

Any advice?

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 16869303)

Trust me, I've had some very unpleasant thoughts about what I'd like to see be done with this woman.

I haven't even had the chance to properly grieve for my father as a result of this horseshit. And if I wasn't a cynical bastard before all of this, this situation has really changed me in a way that I really don't like.

Originally Posted by NinerDoug (Post 16869312)

Trouble I see is: She says, "He gave it to me."

What evidence do you have to prove he didn't?

I would start with the whatever she submitted to the DMV when she changed title and registration. I would imagine that, if your father did in fact give it to her, he would have had to sign off on the title. (That's how it's done in California, anyway.)

Check the signature.

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush (Post 16869322)

Is there any chance that he actually did give her the RV? It's not uncommon for an old guy to allow himself to be taken advantage of by a rotten bitch, to avoid being alone.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16869326)

That's just the thing. The only LEGAL document in play here is the title. There are no formal documents stating that he gave her the RV. If she forged his name, she's in trouble. If she didn't forge his name and didn't have some ****ing loophole in the system, then the RV STILL belongs to her father. That would generally place the burden on the "partner" to prove ownership, not on his daughter.

Originally Posted by GabyKeepsMeWarm (Post 16869309)

I've been holding off on suing her with the hope of law enforcement doing their goddamn job. Just spoke to the sheriff, and he's gonna get together with the DA, so I'm trying to remain optimistic about this.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16869333)

Even if he did give her the RV, it's not legal unless it's done the right way. She said there's no contract or other documents giving the partner the RV, which would typically means it's not partner's until she can prove it is.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16869333)

Even if he did give her the RV, it's not legal unless it's done the right way. She said there's no contract or other documents giving the partner the RV, which would typically means it's not partner's until she can prove it is.

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 16869342)

All true, but the question is what would the father have wanted? He obviously cared for this woman in some type of way.