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MI Comp L § 557.25 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)|Section 557.25 - Married Woman as Surety for Debt or Obligation of Other Person; Judgment Against Married Woman; Satisfaction.

557.25 Married woman as surety for debt or obligation of other person; judgment against married woman; satisfaction. Sec. 5.  A married woman may act as a surety for the debt or obligation of another person, including the debt of her husband, by signing a written instrument providing for the suretyship. A judgment entered against the married woman as a surety may be satisfied out of her separate property as described in section 1, whether or not the contract of suretyship benefits or concerns that separate property. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 557.26 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)|Section 557.26 - Pledge or Assignment by Married Woman of Interest in Separate Property as Security for Debt of Other Person; Contract by Married Woman Giving General Guarantee; Satisfaction of Judgment.

557.26 Pledge or assignment by married woman of interest in separate property as security for debt of other person; contract by married woman giving general guarantee; satisfaction of judgment. Sec. 6.  (1) A married woman may enter into a written contract pledging or assigning her interest in her separate property, as described in section 1, as security for the debt of another person, including the debt of her husband. If a married woman signs a written contract pledging or assigning an interest in her separate property as security for the debt of another person or her husband, a judgment rendered for payment of the debt may be satisfied out of that separate property whether or not the separate property derives a benefit from the pledge or assignment.  (2) A married woman may enter into a written contract giving a general guarantee obligating her personally for the debt of another person, including the debt of her husband. If the married woman signs such a written contract, a judgment rendered for payment of the debt may be satisfied out of any of the separate property of the married woman described in section 1, whether or not the separate property derives a benefit from the general guarantee. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 557.27 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)|Section 557.27 - Married Woman Entering Contract Jointly or Severally With Other Person.

557.27 Married woman entering contract jointly or severally with other person. Sec. 7.  A married woman may enter into a written contract jointly or severally with another person. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 557.28 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)|Section 557.28 - Contract Relating to Property Made in Contemplation of Marriage.

557.28 Contract relating to property made in contemplation of marriage. Sec. 8.  A contract relating to property made between persons in contemplation of marriage shall remain in full force after marriage takes place. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 557.29 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)|Section 557.29 - Repeal of MCL 557.1 to 557.5, 557.11, and 557.51 to 557.55.

557.29 Repeal of MCL 557.1 to 557.5, 557.11, and 557.51 to 557.55. Sec. 9.  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed:  (a) Act No. 168 of the Public Acts of 1855, being sections 557.1 to 557.5 of the Compiled Laws of 1970.  (b) Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1911, being section 557.11 of the Compiled Laws of 1970.  (c) Act No. 158 of the Public Acts of 1917, being sections 557.51 to 557.55 of the Compiled Laws of 1970. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
MI Comp L § 557.71 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 288 of 1975 - Income Rights of Husband and Wife as Tenants by Entirety (557.71 - 557.71)|Section 557.71 - Equal Rights of Husband and Wife Holding Property as Tenants by Entirety.

557.71 Equal rights of husband and wife holding property as tenants by entirety. Sec. 1.  A husband and wife shall be equally entitled to the rents, products, income, or profits, and to the control and management of real or personal property held by them as tenants by the entirety. History: 1975, Act 288, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1975
MI Comp L § 557.81 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 126 of 1925 - Land Held as Tenancy by Entirety (557.81 - 557.81)|Section 557.81 - Sale of Land Held by Entirety; Survivorship of Rights of Vendor.

557.81 Sale of land held by entirety; survivorship of rights of vendor. Sec. 1.  In all cases where a husband and wife shall sell land held as a tenancy by the entirety and accept in part payment for the purchase price the note or other obligation of said purchaser payable to said husband and wife, secured by a mortgage on said land payable to husband and wife, the said debt together with all interest thereon, unless otherwise expressly stated in said mortgage, after the death of either shall be payable to the survivor, and the title to said mortgage shall vest in the survivor, and in case a contract for the sale of property owned by the husband and wife as tenants by the entirety, is entered into by them as vendors, the same provisions herein applying to the rights of the survivor in mortgages as above set forth, shall apply to the survivor of the contract. History: 1925, Act 126, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 13068 ;-- CL 1948, 557.81
MI Comp L § 557.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 210 of 1927 - Termination of Tenancies by Entirety (557.101 - 557.102)|Section 557.101 - Tenancy by Entirety; Termination.

557.101 Tenancy by entirety; termination. Sec. 1.  In all cases where husband and wife own any interest in land as tenants by the entirety, such tenancy by the entirety may be terminated by a conveyance from either one to the other of his or her interest in the land so held. History: 1927, Act 210, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 13069 ;-- CL 1948, 557.101
MI Comp L § 557.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 210 of 1927 - Termination of Tenancies by Entirety (557.101 - 557.102)|Section 557.102 - Act Declaratory of Common Law.

557.102 Act declaratory of common law. Sec. 2.  This act shall be deemed to be declaratory of the common law as heretofore existing in this state. History: 1927, Act 210, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 13070 ;-- CL 1948, 557.102
MI Comp L § 557.111 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 118 of 1978 - Ownership of Property Acquired Jointly After Good Faith Marriage (557.111 - 557.111)|Section 557.111 - Ownership of Property Acquired Jointly After Good Faith Marriage.

557.111 Ownership of property acquired jointly after good faith marriage. Sec. 1.  If a marriage is contracted by 1 of the parties in good faith and without knowledge of a prior undissolved marriage of the other party, and if that other party predeceases the party who entered into the marriage in good faith, the real property and any land contract, bond, certificate of stock, mortgage, promissory note, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness acquired jointly after the marriage by the parties, unless otherwise expressly provided by the parties, shall be considered at the time of the other party's death to have been owned by the parties with full right of survivorship. History: 1978, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1978
MI Comp L § 557.151 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 212 of 1927 - Joint Ownership of Personal Property in Joint Tenancy (557.151 - 557.151)|Section 557.151 - Evidence of Indebtedness Payable to Husband and Wife; Ownership in Joint Tenancy.

557.151 Evidence of indebtedness payable to husband and wife; ownership in joint tenancy. Sec. 1.  All bonds, certificates of stock, mortgages, promissory notes, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness hereafter made payable to persons who are husband and wife, or made payable to them as endorsees or assignees, or otherwise, shall be held by such husband and wife in joint tenancy unless otherwise therein expressly provided, in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions, consequences and conditions as are incident to the ownership of real estate held jointly by husband and wife under the laws of this state, with full right of ownership by survivorship in case of the death of either. History: 1927, Act 212, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 13071 ;-- CL 1948, 557.151
MI Comp L § 557.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.201 - Separate Property of Husband; Control, Disposition, Dower of Wife.

 ***** 557.201 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.201 Separate property of husband; control, disposition, dower of wife. Sec. 1.  (a) All property of the husband, real and personal, owned by him before marriage or before the effective date of this act, whichever is later, and that afterwards acquired by him by gift, inheritance, devise, or bequest, or received by him as damages or compensation for personal injuries, and all property of every kind, character, or description derived originally from property so owned or acquired, shall be his separate property, subject however to the right of dower.  (b) The husband shall have the right to manage, control, dispose of, and otherwise deal with his separate property in the manner provided by law without limitation by the provisions of this act, subject however to the right of dower. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.201 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.202 - Separate Property of Wife; Control, Disposition.

 ***** 557.202 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.202 Separate property of wife; control, disposition. Sec. 2.  (a) All property of the wife, real and personal, owned by her before marriage, or before the effective date of this act, whichever is later, and that afterwards acquired by her by gift, inheritance, devise, or bequest, or received by her as damages or compensation for personal injuries, and all property of every kind, character, or description derived originally from property so owned or acquired, shall be her separate property.  (b) The wife shall have the right to manage, control, dispose of, and otherwise deal with her separate property in the manner provided by law without limitation by the provisions of this act. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.202 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.203 - Property Owned Jointly or by Entirety by Husband and Wife; Control, Inapplicability of Act.

 ***** 557.203 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.203 Property owned jointly or by entirety by husband and wife; control, inapplicability of act. Sec. 3.  (a) All property owned by the husband and wife before the effective date of this act as tenants by the entirety or in any other manner recognized by law whereby neither the husband nor the wife individually has a separate property interest therein as defined in sections 1 and 2 of this act, as well as that afterwards owned by the husband and wife in any such manner which has been acquired by gift, devise, or bequest or by the transfer of the separate property of either the husband or the wife as defined in sections 1 and 2 of this act or of the interest of the husband and the wife, or of either of them, in community property as permitted by section 8 of this act, and all property of every kind, character, or description derived originally from property so owned or acquired, shall be the separate property of the husband and wife.  (b) The husband and wife, or either of them, shall hold, own and have the right to manage, control, dispose of, and otherwise deal with the separate property of the husband and wife in the manner provided by law without limitation by the provisions of this act. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.203 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.204 - Community Property; Interest of Husband and Wife.

 ***** 557.204 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.204 Community property; interest of husband and wife. Sec. 4.  All property of every kind, character, or description acquired by either the husband or the wife, or both, after marriage, or on or after the effective date of this act, whichever is later, except that which is defined as the separate property of either or the separate property of both in sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act, shall be deemed the community property of the husband and wife, and each shall be vested with an undivided 1/2 interest therein. The respective interest of the husband and the wife in such community property shall be present, existing, and equal interests and shall arise as an incident of marriage. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.204 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.205 - Presumption That Property Is Community Property; Exceptions, Rebuttal.

 ***** 557.205 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.205 Presumption that property is community property; exceptions, rebuttal. Sec. 5.  There shall be a rebuttable presumption that all property, real and personal, acquired by the husband or the wife, or both, after marriage, or on or after the effective date of this act, whichever is later, is community property: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this act shall prevent a husband and wife from acquiring and holding property in any manner permitted by law prior to the effective date of this act. Such presumption shall be deemed to be rebutted in any instrument of conveyance of real property where the grantees therein are described as husband and wife. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.205 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.207 - Community Property; Representation in Actions Against; Enforcement of Judgment or Decree; Exceptions.

 ***** 557.207 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.207 Community property; representation in actions against; enforcement of judgment or decree; exceptions. Sec. 7.  The husband shall represent the community in all actions, suits, and other proceedings at law or in equity, except those relating solely to community property subject to the management and control of the wife, as to which the wife shall represent the community. The spouse representing the community with respect to the matters in issue therein shall be a necessary party, and the other spouse shall be a proper but not a necessary party, to all such actions, suits, and other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the community and to all such actions, suits, and other proceedings brought to enforce any debts or liabilities of the community or to affect the ownership of or foreclose any lien on the community property: Provided, That no judgment, decree, or other order shall be enforced against either spouse personally or against the separate property of such spouse unless such spouse shall be a party. The foregoing provisions of this section 7 are subject to the provisions of any decree which may be entered pursuant to section 11 of this act and shall not be applicable in any proceedings by 1 spouse against the other under the provisions of paragraph (c) of section 6 of this act. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.207 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.208 - Community Property; Conveyances or Transfer Between Husband and Wife; Equity of Creditors.

 ***** 557.208 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.208 Community property; conveyances or transfer between husband and wife; equity of creditors. Sec. 8.  The husband may give, grant, bargain, sell, or convey directly to his wife, and the wife may give, grant, bargain, sell, or convey directly to her husband or the husband and wife may give, grant, bargain, sell, or convey directly to themselves, his, her, or their community right, title, interest, or estate in all or any community property, real or personal. Every such transfer shall operate to divest the property therein described of every claim or demand as community property, and shall vest the same in the transferee or transferees as his, her, or their separate property, as the case may be. No such transfer shall affect any equity in favor of creditors existing at the time thereof. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.208 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.210 - Exemptions; Homestead, Encumbrance or Disposition.

 ***** 557.210 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.210 Exemptions; homestead, encumbrance or disposition. Sec. 10.  Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect or modify the exemptions to which the husband and the wife, or either of them, are entitled by law. The homestead, whether it is separate property or community property, shall not be disposed of or encumbered except as provided by law prior to the enactment of this act. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.210 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.212 - Community Property; Rights of Husband or Wife on Divorce or Separation.

 ***** 557.212 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.212 Community property; rights of husband or wife on divorce or separation. Sec. 12.  In the event of a divorce from the bond of matrimony or from bed and board by decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, community property shall be divided between the parties by the court granting the decree, in such proportions and in such manner as such court, from the facts in the case, shall deem just, proper, and equitable. The respective interests of the parties in any community property which is not divided by such decree shall thereafter be deemed to be those of tenants in common. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.212 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.214 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.214 - Community Property; Curtesy or Dower; Dower of Wife in Separate Property of Husband.

 ***** 557.214 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.214 Community property; curtesy or dower; dower of wife in separate property of husband. Sec. 14.  No right of curtesy or of dower shall be allowed in community property, but this act shall in no way affect the wife's right to dower in her husband's separate property. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.214 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
MI Comp L § 557.215 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife|Act 317 of 1947 - Michigan Community Property Act (557.201 - 557.220)|Section 557.215 - Applicability of Act.

 ***** 557.215 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** 557.215 Applicability of act. Sec. 15.  This act shall apply to personal property, wherever situated, acquired by a husband or wife while domiciled in this state and shall apply to the real property situated in this state of a husband or wife while domiciled therein. This act shall not apply to any property, wherever situated, acquired by a husband or wife while not domiciled in this state. History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.215 Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.