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MI SB0160

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sue Shink

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act to govern how prenuptial and marital agreements are created, interpreted, and enforced in Michigan

  • Requires all premarital and marital agreements to be in written record form and signed by both parties, with no consideration needed to make them enforceable

  • Makes agreements unenforceable if a party proves their consent was involuntary or obtained through duress, they lacked access to independent legal representation, did not receive adequate financial disclosure, or the agreement lacked required waiver notices

  • Prohibits agreement terms that adversely affect child support rights, limit domestic violence remedies, modify divorce grounds, or penalize a party for initiating divorce proceedings

  • Takes effect 6 months after enactment and applies only to agreements signed after the effective date, preserving rights under agreements signed before that date

Legislative Description

Family law: marriage and divorce; uniform premarital and marital agreements act; create. Creates new act.

Family law: marriage and divorce

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Judiciary

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/7/2025
Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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