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Act 79 of 1915
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STATEMENT OF MARITAL STATUS IN INSTRUMENTS CONVEYING OR MORTGAGING REAL ESTATE

Act 79 of 1915

AN ACT to provide certain requirements in written instruments conveying or mortgaging real estate or any interest therein in which there are male grantors, mortgagors or other parties executing the same to entitle the same to record.


History: 1915, Act 79, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 565.221SectionWritten instruments conveying or mortgaging real estate or interest offered for record before April 6, 2017; statement of marital status; refusal to receive instrument for record; recording affidavit showing marital status; record of instrument and affidavit; effect; instrument recorded without marital status shown; elapse of 10 years; evidence.
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