{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-565.18","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.18","heading":"Deed; refusal to acknowledge; proof of execution by proving handwriting.","body":"Sec. 18.\n\nIf any grantor residing in this state shall refuse to acknowledge his deed, and the subscribing witnesses thereto shall all be dead, or out of the state, it may be proved before any court of record in this state, by proving the handwriting of the grantor, or of any subscribing witness; the said court first summoning the grantor for the purpose, in the manner before provided in this chapter.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 565","Act R-S-of-1846"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-565-18","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"179248f23e2d56e55e696bde499bc49cec679aa48ecd14b98bd531af96d80718","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-565.17","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-565.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}