Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.201
Separate property of husband; control, disposition, dower of wife.
Michigan · Michigan Compiled Laws — MICHIGAN COMMUNITY PROPERTY ACT (Act 317 of 1947) · Status: effective
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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.201, Separate property of husband; control, disposition, dower of wife, Michigan, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1369916
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***** 557.201 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX.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. ***** 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.