[blparent] OFF Topic: Question about Car Titles

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Sorry for the off topic post, but you all are a great resource, and I was hoping someone could answer a question about car titles for me.  If you want to take this off list, that's fine, please write to me at jopinto at pcdesk.net.  Thanks.

The situation is that I would like to buy a used car for Gerald's eighteen-year-old daughter to drive, and have her make payments to me till I get my money back and then the car is hers.  We found a safe, reliable, practical used car, which wasn't an easy thing to do.  The problem is, to get the car title in my name, I need registration.  To get registration, I need proof of insurance.  And to get proof of insurance, I need a valid driver's license, which I can't get, for obvious reasons.  Is there any way around the problem besides putting the car in Gerald's name?  I can do that if I have to, but I'm thinking there has to be some way of working it out.  It's just like owning any other property, I would guess, except that I wouldn't actually get behind the wheel.

Any help is appreciated.  Thanks.

Jo Elizabeth

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