I am a car salesman. My experience is yes. You need to call your local tag and title office.
no not if it is not in your name
You need to inquire at your state DMV to determine how to transfer the title properly.
You have to find out who the executor of the estate is. They should be able to sell you the vehicle and sign the title over to you.
If you and your deceased spouse were listed as "OR" on the title, it only takes on signature to release the title to the new owner. However, if the names were listed with "AND", then both signatures would be required. Since this is no longer physically possible, you need to take the title, along with the certificate of death, to the motor vehicle office and have your deceased spouses name removed from said title before you even attempt to sell or trade in this auto.
yes
Goes on your credit as a repossession.
In New Jersey a car is the property of the person listed on the Certificate of Title. If the car is in the surviving spouse's name then it is not in the deceased spouse's estate. If the car was in the name of the deceased spouse, then it is in the decedent's estate, even if they both considered it to be the surviving spouse's car and was used solely by that spouse. The sole determining factor is whose name is on the Certificate of Title.
you will need to go to the bmv and file for lost or stolen title, it title is in previous owners name, how to transfer in my name if owner is deceased.
If the title is in the child's name, the child is the legal owner and the parent cannot take the car, regardless of who pays the insurance.
Most states have a procedure for a spouse or child to change the title of a deceased spouse or parent's motor vehicle to the survivor. This does not change the loan, however, if there is one on the vehicle. You may have to refinance.
Take a copy of the death certificate to the local department of motor vehicles and they will get you on the right path to getting the title in your name.
You can not register or title a car in a child's name in this state. I do not know the current age limit. At one time it was 21.