The best way is not to fall behind with your payments.
Contact the lender who repossessed the car. You will have to make up all back payments and pay all fees associated with the actual repossession.
The length of time that a car payment can be late without being repossessed will depend on the bank or car dealers agreements. Payments made after a month may be in jeopardy of being repossessed.
IF her name is NOT on the title, you can just go get your car.
Make a deak with your finance co to pay off the payments you are behind. Caution...Don't refinance for lower payments or they will stick you for high interest added. Negotiate with the lender.
I wanted to add to my original question...Our car was repossessed by the finance company because they said they found out someone else was using the car because of car payments being sent from a different address. AND, they stated that they wanted to see the condition of the car. I thought a car would only be repossessed if you were late on payments? I have never heard of this, so I don't know what is going on.
Most usually they are empowered to take items where you haven't made the payments. If both the truck and trailer were being repossessed, then you are stuck.
Theoretically, a car can be repossessed after 1 day of being late with payments. In practice, most banks don't take action until 60 or 90 days.
Read the contract again. What part of it are you in DEFAULT on? There is a clause in most contracts that says the lender can accelerate the balance due for a number of reasons.
Only if your name is on the title, and only if the primary borrower defaults and the vehicle is subject to being repossessed by the lender.
A car can be repossessed if the payments are not being made. It really doesn't matter whether it was bought by one person or two. The car dealer just wants to be paid.
Yes, make your payments or contact the lender and work something out. They do not want to repo your car. They loose, and you loose big time. Talk to them. Not with the police it is a civil matter between you and the lender.