<prompt> Human: I hope PF is the right place to ask. I am lending my car to my brother for a few years. Really Im giving it to him but Im not going to sign it over to him until he graduates college. Its my way of encouraging him to graduate. Anyway, he lives in another state and will be responsible for maintenance, registration, insurance, gas, etc. My question is, how should I handle things like insurance and registration when I own the car and live in AZ and he will be the primary driver and lives in ID?  <response>: If you leave it in your name youll have to carry insurance on it in your name, and could potentially be legally liable for anything that happens with it a car crash that kills someone for instance, you could be party to any law suits. I think its a noble idea youve got, but you really would be much better off legallyfinancially just signing it over to him. 