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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3336 (2026)

Owelty; adjustment of equities.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.3336 Owelty; adjustment of equities.

Sec. 3336.

    (1) When it appears to the court ordering partition that partition cannot be made equally between the parties without prejudice to the rights and interests of some of the parties the court may adjudge that 1 party compensate another in such a way as to equalize the partition according to the equities of the case.

    (2) When partitioning the premises or dividing the money received from a sale of the premises among the parties the court may take into consideration the equities of the situation, such as the value of the use of the premises by a party or the benefits which a party has conferred upon the premises.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2013–2022 · leading case: Silich v. Rongers, 840 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
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Silich v. Rongers, 840 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “403(D)(3) provides that two parties who each own a 50 percent interest in property to be sold in lieu of partition will each receive 50 percent of the proceeds, MCL 600.3336(2) provides: When partitioning the premises or dividing the money-received from a sale of the premises…”
FTR Farms v. Rist Farm, 305 Neb. 708 (Neb. 2020). “241, § 14 (2004); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3336 (2013); Minn.”
Cindy Schaaf v. Charlene Forbes (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “MCL 600.3336(2). “When partitioning the premises or dividing the money received from a sale of the premises among the parties the court may take into consideration the equities of the situation, such as the value of the use of the premises by a party or the benefits which a…”
Kathy B Ali v. Bader Mohamed Ali (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “[MCL 600.3336.] Bader contends that the trial court erred in dividing the sale proceeds equally as “Bader’s money alone was used for the purchase and improvement of the Real Property and the Personal Property, as well as to pay for taxes, insurance, and maintenance for the Real…”
Theresa Delinck v. Joseph Defina (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “3301, in an equitable manner pursuant to MCL 600.3336, and in accordance with procedure pursuant to MCR 3.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3336(2) — 2 cases
Silich v. Rongers, 840 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “403(D)(3) provides that two parties who each own a 50 percent interest in property to be sold in lieu of partition will each receive 50 percent of the proceeds, MCL 600.3336(2) provides: When partitioning the premises or dividing the money-received from a sale of the premises…”
Cindy Schaaf v. Charlene Forbes (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “MCL 600.3336(2). “When partitioning the premises or dividing the money received from a sale of the premises among the parties the court may take into consideration the equities of the situation, such as the value of the use of the premises by a party or the benefits which a…”
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