[header] How to take a name off a car title [title] Treat the name change as a sale. [step] The person whose name is being removed from the title should complete the sections on the back of the title certificate as though he or she were selling the car. The other person, whose name is remaining on the title, will be listed as the buyer. 
The new " buyer " will then take the completed title to the department of motor vehicles (dmv) and complete the steps for issuing a new title. [title] Check the names currently on the title.