Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Michigan

Community Property

HI.. Can you tell me if MICHIGAN is a Community Law State?

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Asked on 2/26/98, 7:06 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
MICHAEL MILNES Law Office of Michael A. Milnes

Community Property

NO, Michigan is not a community property state. Community property is a concept based on Spanish law and is usually found only in those states originally populated by the Spanish, including what is now most of the Southwestern United States. The only community property state East of the Mississippi is Wisconsin.

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Answered on 3/01/98, 1:50 pm
Chris Johnson Christopher B. Johnson, Attorney at Law

MI not community property state

The nine community property states are Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Michigan is not a community property state. Perhaps they'll follow Wisconsin's recent conversion to community property, but I haven't heard anything about such a change.

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Answered on 3/02/98, 3:38 pm


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