Bigamy prohibited.
MCL 551.5
in effect551.5. Bigamy prohibited.
Sec. 5.
No marriage shall be contracted whilst either of the parties has a former wife or husband living, unless the marriage with such former wife or husband, shall have been dissolved.
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83; CL 1857, 3208; CL 1871, 4723; How. 6213; CL 1897, 8592; CL 1915, 11366; CL 1929, 12694; CL 1948, 551.5
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-5Fetched: 10/20/2026
