Michigan Laws > Chapter 557 > Act 289 of 1975 – Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights At Death Act


§ 557.261	Short title
§ 557.262	Property to which act applies
§ 557.263	Rebuttable presumptions
§ 557.264	Disposition of property upon death of married person
§ 557.265	Perfecting title of surviving spouse if title held by decedent at time of death; duty of personal representative or court
§ 557.266	Action to perfect title held by surviving spouse at time of decedent’s death; duty of personal representative
§ 557.267	Purchaser for value; lender taking security interest in property
§ 557.268	Rights of creditors
§ 557.269	Married persons not prevented from severing or altering interests in property
§ 557.270	Disposition of property by will
§ 557.271	Application and construction of act

Decedent: A deceased person.
Dower: A widow
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o