How to Remove a Name From a Car Title in Memphis
The procedures for removing a name from a car title in Memphis are similar to those in cities and states across America. Essentially, changing the name on a car title involves filling out paperwork at a local government office. If you are the authorized owner of a car, you have the right to add additional names to the title or to sign over your ownership of the car to an individual of your choice. Things get a little more complicated if you share ownership of a car with another person.
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Obtain the physical title. You cannot change the name on a car title if it is being financed or is otherwise not paid in full. Until you make all your payments, you do not technically own the car, so you are not permitted to transfer the car title. Usually, the company financing your car will hold on to the title and not release it to you until you have made all your payments in full.
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Look at the actual car title. If you alone own the car outright, only your name will remain on the title. However, if another name such as a wife, ex-wife, family member or lien-holder is on the title, you cannot remove that name without written permission.
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Contact anyone else listed on the title. Ask for permission to remove their name from the title. Inform them that you will need written verification of their permission.
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Visit the Shelby County Department of Motor Vehicles. Ask for the current forms needed to perform a title transfer.
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Verify the amount needed to obtain a current title. As of 2010, the fee for a title was $13 in Shelby County.
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Bring the title and forms to anyone else on the title. If you want a name removed from the title, that person must sign the back of the title and authorize you as the sole title holder. If you want your own name removed from the title, you do not need to obtain the signature of another person on the title but only have to sign over the title yourself.
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Submit all documentation to the Shelby County DMV. Assuming your paperwork is in order, the DMV states it will issue you a new title within two weeks of the application date.
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