Sec. 2. Every husband and wife owning real estate as joint tenants or as tenants by entireties shall, upon being divorced, become tenants in common of such real estate, unless the ownership thereof is otherwise determined by the decree of divorce.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.102
Realty owned jointly or by entireties; effect of divorce without determination of ownership in decree
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case United States v. Craft (2002)
Most recently applied in 735 F. Supp. 2d 820 - United States v. Goddard (July 2010)
1909, Act 259, Eff
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