the best place to start is your depart of motor vehicles. If you dont want to go to an office and stand in line or dont particularly like to interface with people you can email the webmaster on your DMV website and they can provide you with the answers.
go to your DMV and get an application for a lost or abandon title,upon filing said application the DMV will send a certified letter to the registered owner if they do not get a response in a given time they will issue you a title
The owner of the vehicle needs to call the DMV and pay for and order a new copy of the title to turn over to you.
you will need to deal the Power of Attorney who represents the owner of the vehicle.
When the owner of a car signs the title, it becomes and open title, and the holder of the title is the owner of the car. When selling a vehicle, the owner should not sign the title until they have the money because if the buyer has possession of the open title and the vehicle, they can clam ownership.
yes
The buyer.
The person who has the present title signs it over to the new owner. The new owner takes that certificate of title to the DMV and it will issue a new certificate of title in the new owner's name.
Generally not without the co-owner's consent.
can i obtain a abandon vehicle in California left over a year
no
A title cannot be changed without the owner of the vehicle signing off on the seller line. A title can be transferred and a vehicle registered by a person other than the registered owner in most states.
The only reason an owner would have a car title updated is to add or delete a name on the title. This can be done at any time after registering a vehicle.