Overview
- The Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg ordered the man to return the convertible to his ex-wife in a final ruling, case 11 UF 940/25.
- Judges held the cabriolet was a wedding gift and said the couple tacitly agreed to transfer ownership when her name was entered in the vehicle title.
- She held the main key, arranged liability insurance, and was listed in the second part of the registration certificate, which functions as the vehicle title in Germany.
- The car had been bought in the husband’s company name and the firm often paid tax and fuel, yet the court said those payments did not outweigh the ownership evidence.
- After the separation, he collected the car from a workshop with a spare key and refused to return it, and the court said any right to joint use ended when the marriage failed.