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MI HB6072
Bill
Status
11/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Gretchen Driskell
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AI Summary
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Amends section 2806 of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code to change the definition of "divorce or annulment" by replacing "husband and wife" with "married couple"
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Clarifies that a decree of separation that does not terminate marital status is not considered a divorce for purposes of sections 2807 to 2809
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Defines "divorced individual" to include individuals whose marriage has been annulled
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Establishes definitions for "governing instrument," "relative of the divorced individual's former spouse," and "revocable" as they relate to property dispositions following divorce or annulment
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Updates probate law language to use gender-neutral terminology regarding marital status
Legislative Description
Probate; wills and estates; provision related to definition of divorce or annulment; revise. Amends sec. 2806 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.2806).
Family law: marriage and divorce
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/30/2016
12/1/2016