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Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.201

Separate property of husband; control, disposition, dower of wife

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Shapiro v. Harajli (In re Harajli) (2012)

Most recently applied in Shapiro v. Harajli (In re Harajli) (January 2012)

1947, Act 317, Imd

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.

Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.