Is Michigan a community property state?
No. On divorce, Michigan courts may restore to either spouse all or such parts of the property that came to either spouse by reason of the marriage as the court considers just and reasonable, or award its value in money.[1]
What Michigan’s statutes say
Dividing property at divorce
The court may restore to either party the whole, or such parts as it deems just and reasonable, of the property that came to either party by reason of the marriage, or award its value in money.[1]
“the court may make a further judgment for restoring to either party the whole, or such parts as it shall deem just and reasonable, of the real and personal estate that shall have come to either party by reason of the marriage, or for awarding to either party the value thereof, to be paid by either party in money.”[1]
MCL 552.19 · checked October 26, 2026
We didn’t find a statutory definition of marital or separate property in the Michigan text we read, so none is quoted here.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries of Michigan’s statutes as of the date shown on each, with the text quoted. Whether a particular asset is marital, community or separate depends on the facts, and courts apply the law case by case. Read the linked source or ask a lawyer licensed in Michigan.
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Michigan’s statutes, read on the official site (or an official court source where the line says so), with the date we checked them.