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Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.24

Contract by married woman; liability of husband for breach of contract

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case North Ottawa Community Hospital v. Kieft (1998)

Most recently applied in North Ottawa Community Hospital v. Kieft (May 1998)

1981, Act 216, Eff

Sec. 4. (1) A married woman may enter into a contract with respect to her separate property as described in section 1. She may bring an action to enforce the contract, recover damages for breach of the contract, or seek other remedy with respect to the contract as provided by law. The married woman shall be personally liable upon the contract and a judgment entered against the woman may be satisfied out of the separate property as described in section 1. (2) The husband of a married woman shall not be liable for breach of a contract which was entered into by the married woman and which relates to the separate property of the married woman as provided in subsection (1) unless the husband acted as a surety, co-signor, or guarantor on the contract.

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