Community Property; Rights of Husband or Wife on Divorce or Separation.

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***** 557.212 THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 39 OF 1948 (1ST EX. SESS.) EFFECTIVE MAY 10, 1948, SUBJECT TO SAVINGS PROVISIONS IN § 557.252 ET SEQ. *****

557.212 Community property; rights of husband or wife on divorce or separation.

Sec. 12.

In the event of a divorce from the bond of matrimony or from bed and board by decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, community property shall be divided between the parties by the court granting the decree, in such proportions and in such manner as such court, from the facts in the case, shall deem just, proper, and equitable. The respective interests of the parties in any community property which is not divided by such decree shall thereafter be deemed to be those of tenants in common.

History: 1947, Act 317, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 557.212
Compiler's Notes: This act was repealed by MCL 557.251, subject to the saving provisions contained in MCL 557.252 et seq.


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