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Across Michigan, a unique issue afflicts cobblers: Unclaimed shoes, crammed onto shelves and in boxes in stockrooms, that cannot be legally abandoned under state law. That’s thanks to Michigan’s 1995 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, which defines an item as “abandoned” only after three years. The rule is meant to cover financial assets like unclaimed life insurance payouts and abandoned properties, but also applies to forgotten heels and loafers. …