Section 400.31 - Residence of spouse living separate and apart.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 280 of 1939
400.31 Residence of spouse living separate and apart.
Sec. 31.
For the purposes of this act, the residence of 1 spouse shall not be considered the residence of the other spouse if they are living separate and apart, and in that case each may have a separate residence dependent upon proof of the fact and not upon legal presumption. A person shall not be, because thereof, precluded from acquiring or retaining a legal residence or settlement.
History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 400.31 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983
Popular Name: Act 280