If we co-sign an auto loan for our 43 year old daughter and she is in an accident, can we be sued?

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If we co-sign an auto loan for our 43 year old daughter and she is in an accident, can we be sued?

If we buy a car outright for her and let her drive it and let her make the

payments and buy the insurance, what is our responsibility if she is in an

accident and is sued?

Asked on July 5, 2018 under Accident Law, Massachusetts

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

If you *only* co-sign the loan, you are not liable for any accidents--only for payment of the loan. But if you are on the car's title (e.g. car is registered to you), then you would be liable if your daughter is at fault in an accident. That is because if you are on the title, you are owners; and the owners of a car are liable when a person whom they permit or allow to drive the car (including a co-owner) is at fault in an accident.


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