Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.6 (2026)

Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.

✓ current as of July 2026

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

551.6 Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.

Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.

Compiler's Notes:

The repealed section pertained to prohibition of certain marriages.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1949–2020 · leading case: City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Ctr., Inc., 473 U.S. 432 (1985).

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City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Ctr., Inc., 473 U.S. 432 (1985). · cites it 2× “Acts 185 , 186, remains in effect Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.6 (1979); Act of Apr.”

May v. Leneair, 297 N.W.2d 882 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 10× “6 provides in relevant part: "No person * * * who has been adjudged insane, feeble-minded or an imbecile by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be capable of contracting marriage without, before the issuance by the county clerk of the license to marry, filing in the office…”

People v. Butler, 424 N.W.2d 264 (Mich. 1988). “es of prosecution for bigamy, in cases of prosecution for a crime committed against the children of either or both, and where the cause of action grows out of a personal wrong or injury done by one to the other, or grows out of the refusal or neglect to furnish the wife or…”

Romatz v. Romatz, 78 N.W.2d 160 (Mich. 1956). “We have examined the following statutes relative to divorce and annulment: CL 1948, § 551.6 (Stat Ann § 25.6) ; CL 1948, § 552.”

Merrill v. Merrill, 40 N.W.2d 179 (Mich. 1949). “CL 1948, § 551.6 (Stat Ann § 25.6), provides, in part, as follows: “No insane person, idiot, or person who has been afflicted with syphilis or gonorrhea and has not been cured of the same, shall be capable of contracting marriage.”

Kim Anthony Burgess v. Linda Lou Burgess (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “That statute, MCL 551.6, has since been repealed. 2001 PA 9 .”

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