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Code · Michigan · Chapter 557 — Property of Husband and Wife

***** 557.202 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX.

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***** 557.202 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX.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. *****
557.202 Separate property of wife; control, disposition.
Sec. 2.
(a)All property of the wife, real and personal, owned by her before marriage, or before the effective date of this act, whichever is later, and that afterwards acquired by her by gift, inheritance, devise, or bequest, or received by her 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 her separate property.
(b)The wife shall have the right to manage, control, dispose of, and otherwise deal with her separate property in the manner provided by law without limitation by the provisions of this act.
History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.202
Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.
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