Michigan Compiled Laws Act 216 Of 1981 Rights And Liability Of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)

AN ACT to provide for the rights and liabilities of married women with respect to certain real and personal property; to abrogate the common law disabilities of married women with respect to certain contracts; to prescribe the payment and satisfaction of judgments rendered upon certain written contracts; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982

Section 557.21 Status Of Property Acquired By Woman Before Or After Marriage; Earnings Of Married Woman.
(1) If a woman acquires real or personal property before marriage or becomes entitled to or acquires, after marriage, real or personal property through...
Section 557.22 Trustee For Married Woman; Conveyance Of Property For Use And Benefit Of Married Woman.
A person who holds as a trustee for a married woman, real or personal property under a deed or conveyance or otherwise, may convey...
Section 557.23 Common Law Disability Of Married Women To Contract Abrogated.
The common law disability of married women to make and enter into a contract is abrogated. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Section 557.24 Contract By Married Woman; Liability Of Husband For Breach Of Contract.
(1) A married woman may enter into a contract with respect to her separate property as described in section 1. She may bring an...
Section 557.25 Married Woman As Surety For Debt Or Obligation Of Other Person; Judgment Against Married Woman; Satisfaction.
A married woman may act as a surety for the debt or obligation of another person, including the debt of her husband, by signing...
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.
(1) A married woman may enter into a written contract pledging or assigning her interest in her separate property, as described in section 1,...
Section 557.27 Married Woman Entering Contract Jointly Or Severally With Other Person.
A married woman may enter into a written contract jointly or severally with another person. History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Section 557.28 Contract Relating To Property Made In Contemplation Of Marriage.
A contract relating to property made between persons in contemplation of marriage shall remain in full force after marriage takes place. History: 1981, Act...
Section 557.29 Repeal Of Mcl 557.1 To 557.5, 557.11, And 557.51 To 557.55.
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...

Last modified: October 10, 2016