Sec. 4.
(1) A married woman may enter into a contract with respect to her separate property as described in section 1. She may bring an action to enforce the contract, recover damages for breach of the contract, or seek other remedy with respect to the contract as provided by law. The married woman shall be personally liable upon the contract and a judgment entered against the woman may be satisfied out of the separate property as described in section 1.
(2) The husband of a married woman shall not be liable for breach of a contract which was entered into by the married woman and which relates to the separate property of the married woman as provided in subsection (1) unless the husband acted as a surety, co-signor, or guarantor on the contract.
History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife
Act 216 of 1981 - Rights and Liability of Married Women (557.21 - 557.29)
Section 557.23 - Common Law Disability of Married Women to Contract Abrogated.
Section 557.24 - Contract by Married Woman; Liability of Husband for Breach of Contract.
Section 557.27 - Married Woman Entering Contract Jointly or Severally With Other Person.
Section 557.28 - Contract Relating to Property Made in Contemplation of Marriage.
Section 557.29 - Repeal of MCL 557.1 to 557.5, 557.11, and 557.51 to 557.55.