I really dont think having a parent on a bank account is strange. I do agree, however, that once their child is married there are no reasons for them to remain on the account, and should be happy to be removed from it. I do feel that this is strange: I partially paid for my car, but is still in parents name because I was 17 when we got it. The car is MINE, my parents are very clear on that. FI partially paid for a car when he was 16. The car broke down so much his parents sold it and rather than buying him annother car, they bought themselves a new truck which he drove up until he went to college at age 22, at which time they gave him a different car they already had to take to college. I asked him several times if this other car is HIS or will we need to be getting annother car? (His parents bought his brother a very nice classic pickup when he turned 17 to encourage him to get his drivers permit. By 19 he finally got his license so the pickup didn't do the trick. This pickup is his brother's.) FI finally asked his parents if the car was his or not, and they said they'd keep it under their name until we were "financially stable" then sign the title over to us. To me, that means it is his car, and I didn't understand the purpose of them keeping it in their name. FI says we cant sell it when we need a different vehicle...they want it back and will give us an old piece of junk "grandpa mobile" that's probably worth about $200 to trade in. SO, FI doesn't have a car, but will still be using their car after we're married. FMIL is very controlling in a round about way. FI doesn't see it but I do and he is unconvincable. What can I do?