§ 557.21 Status of property acquired by woman before or after marriage; earnings of married woman
§ 557.22 Trustee for married woman; conveyance of property for use and benefit of married woman
§ 557.23 Common law disability of married women to contract abrogated
§ 557.24 Contract by married woman; liability of husband for breach of contract
§ 557.25 Married woman as surety for debt or obligation of other person; judgment against married woman; satisfaction
§ 557.26 Pledge or assignment by married woman of interest in separate property as security for debt of other person; contract by married woman giving general guarantee; satisfaction of judgment
§ 557.27 Married woman entering contract jointly or severally with other person
§ 557.28 Contract relating to property made in contemplation of marriage
§ 557.29 Repeal of MCL 557.1 to 557.5, 557.11, and 557.51 to 557.55
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 557 > Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women

  • Bequeath: To gift property by will.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.