§ 557.111 Ownership of property acquired jointly after good faith marriage

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 557 > Act 118 of 1978 - Ownership of Property Acquired Jointly After Good Faith Marriage

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.