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Code · Michigan · Chapter 400 — Social Services

400.31 Residence of spouse living separate and apart.

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400.31 Residence of spouse living separate and apart.
Sec. 31.
For the purposes of this act, the residence of 1 spouse shall not be considered the residence of the other spouse if they are living separate and apart, and in that case each may have a separate residence dependent upon proof of the fact and not upon legal presumption. A person shall not be, because thereof, precluded from acquiring or retaining a legal residence or settlement.
History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.31 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983
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