I am sorry for your loss.
If your name is on the car Title, then you own the car and it does not belong to someone else's estate. You are not required to donate your property to the estate of anyone else.
Title to property trumps (overrules) a Will.
Since there is a Will, it must go through the court process called probate. Your family's Idaho probate lawyer can certainly explain the titling situation to them.
You may want to protect your property in the future and reduce the possibility of family conflicts over what you own and how it should be distributed if you should die. Contact an Idaho estate planning attorney and ask about your options. There are less troublesome ways than a Will, to assure your assets are handled the way you want.
To your success,Gale Allison, Principal AttorneyThe Allison Firm, PLLChttp://www.theallisonfirm.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/GaleAllison
Answered on Nov 08th, 2011 at 10:17 AM