Don, IF your name is on the title as co-owner, you would just be taking possession of your own car. If its NOT on the title, you cant take possession legally.Why not go to the person in possession and tell them to give up the car??
Bring all the payments up to date.
YES - the fact that the original term of the lease had past has nothing to do with it since the payments weren't made.
No. Once a cosigner has signed the contract the only way they can be removed from the responsibility is a new agreement being made without the assistance of the original cosigner.
no
As soon as a lease expires on a vehicle that you have in your possession or you default on one of your car payments, the owner has the right to have your vehicle repossessed.
Yes, the owner as well as the co-signer will be affected when you lease a car, being it negative or positive it will have an impact on both credit reports.
Yes, all the bank cares about is that someone is making the payments.
Yes.
Yes. That's the idea.
If the terms of the lease include the requirement that you must provide insurance on the vehicle, and I've never seen a lease agreement that doesn't, yes, they can hold you in violation of the lease and repossess the vehicle.
If you do not make car payments you will default on your loan or lease. It will ruin your credit and end up with a repossession.
Yes, corporations can deduct lease payments. Property lease payments and vehicle lease payments are deductible in the year paid or accrued.