Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.204 (2026)

Community property; interest of husband and wife.

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MICHIGAN COMMUNITY PROPERTY ACT

Act 317 of 1947

557.204 Community property; interest of husband and wife.

Sec. 4.

All property of every kind, character, or description acquired by either the husband or the wife, or both, after marriage, or on or after the effective date of this act, whichever is later, except that which is defined as the separate property of either or the separate property of both in sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act, shall be deemed the community property of the husband and wife, and each shall be vested with an undivided 1/2 interest therein. The respective interest of the husband and the wife in such community property shall be present, existing, and equal interests and shall arise as an incident of marriage.

History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.204

Compiler's Notes:

This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2008 · leading case: Nat'l Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor, 748 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2008).

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Nat'l Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor, 748 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2008). · cites it 4× “71; an equal interest in property of every kind acquired during the marriage, MCL 557.204; the right to pension and retirement benefits accrued during the marriage, MCL 552.”

Nat'l Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor, 732 N.W.2d 139 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “9 Examples of statutory rights that spouses accrue upon marriage include an equal interest in property of every kind acquired during the marriage, MCL 557.204; the right to hold property as tenants by the entirety, MCL 557.”

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