MCL - Index of Chapter 557
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Chapter 557 | PROPERTY OF HUSBAND AND WIFE |
| Act 168 of 1855 | Repealed-RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN (557.1 - 557.5) |
| Act 196 of 1911 | Repealed-EARNINGS OF MARRIED WOMEN (557.11 - 557.11) |
| Act 216 of 1981 | RIGHTS AND LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMEN (557.21 - 557.29) |
| Section 557.21 | Status of property acquired by woman before or after marriage; earnings of married woman. |
| Section 557.22 | Trustee for married woman; conveyance of property for use and benefit of married woman. |
| Section 557.23 | Common law disability of married women to contract abrogated. |
| Section 557.24 | Contract by married woman; liability of husband for breach of contract. |
| Section 557.25 | Married woman as surety for debt or obligation of other person; judgment against married woman; satisfaction. |
| 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. |
| Section 557.27 | Married woman entering contract jointly or severally with other person. |
| Section 557.28 | Contract relating to property made in contemplation of marriage. |
| Section 557.29 | Repeal of MCL 557.1 to 557.5, 557.11, and 557.51 to 557.55. |
| Act 158 of 1917 | Repealed-JOINT LIABILITY OF MARRIED WOMAN WITH HUSBAND ON WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS (557.51 - 557.55) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Act 210 of 1927 | TERMINATION OF TENANCIES BY ENTIRETY (557.101 - 557.102) |
| Section 557.101 | Tenancy by entirety; termination. |
| Section 557.102 | Act declaratory of common law. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Act 317 of 1947 |
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY PROPERTY ACT (557.201 - 557.220) ***** Act 317 of 1947 THIS ACT WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN ยง 557.252 ET SEQ. ***** |
| Section 557.201 | Separate property of husband; control, disposition, dower of wife. |
| Section 557.202 | Separate property of wife; control, disposition. |
| Section 557.203 | Property owned jointly or by entirety by husband and wife; control, inapplicability of act. |
| Section 557.204 | Community property; interest of husband and wife. |
| Section 557.205 | Presumption that property is community property; exceptions, rebuttal. |
| Section 557.206 | Community property; right of wife or husband to receive and control earnings for personal services; limitations; effect of breach; rights of third persons. |
| Section 557.207 | Community property; representation in actions against; enforcement of judgment or decree; exceptions. |
| Section 557.208 | Community property; conveyances or transfer between husband and wife; equity of creditors. |
| Section 557.209 | Community property; control or disposition; liability of separate property for debts benefiting community interest; satisfaction of debts; personal services. |
| Section 557.210 | Exemptions; homestead, encumbrance or disposition. |
| Section 557.211 | Incapacity of husband or wife; substitution of other spouse; petition; hearing; decree; recording copy; jurisdiction of probate code. |
| Section 557.212 | Community property; rights of husband or wife on divorce or separation. |
| Section 557.213 | Community property; disposition upon death of either husband or wife; administration of estate; procedure. |
| Section 557.214 | Community property; curtesy or dower; dower of wife in separate property of husband. |
| Section 557.215 | Applicability of act. |
| Section 557.216 | Life insurance proceeds; payment by insurer; discharge; effect of notice by person claiming interest in policy or payment. |
| Section 557.217 | Effect of act. |
| Section 557.218 | Michigan community property act; short title. |
| Section 557.219 | Effective date of act. |
| Section 557.220 | Repeal. |
| Act 39 of 1948 (1st Ex. Sess.) | REPEAL OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY ACT (557.251 - 557.255) |
| Section 557.251 | Repealed. 1980, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1980. |
| Section 557.252 | Repeal of community property act; effect. |
| Section 557.253 | Repeal of community property act; community property on effective date of repeal, continuance, notice of claim. |
| Section 557.254 | Repeal of community property act; community property thereafter derived, continuance, notice of claim. |
| Section 557.255 | Reliance on acts of husband or wife. |
| Act 289 of 1975 | UNIFORM DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY RIGHTS AT DEATH ACT (557.261 - 557.271) |
| Section 557.261 | Short title. |
| Section 557.262 | Property to which act applies. |
| Section 557.263 | Rebuttable presumptions. |
| Section 557.264 | Disposition of property upon death of married person. |
| Section 557.265 | Perfecting title of surviving spouse if title held by decedent at time of death; duty of personal representative or court. |
| Section 557.266 | Action to perfect title held by surviving spouse at time of decedent's death; duty of personal representative. |
| Section 557.267 | Purchaser for value; lender taking security interest in property. |
| Section 557.268 | Rights of creditors. |
| Section 557.269 | Married persons not prevented from severing or altering interests in property. |
| Section 557.270 | Disposition of property by will. |
| Section 557.271 | Application and construction of act. |