I was raped 40 years ago by my brother Can anything be done about it now

If you are talking about criminal sanctions there are a couple of different statutes of limitations for criminal sexual conduct offenses. Rape is called criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in Michigan. First degree criminal sexual conduct has no statute of limitations and can be brought at anytime. There are several circumstances that fall under First Degree CSC and these are listed in the link below. The lesser degrees of CSC (Second, Third, and Fourth degrees) have a different statute of limitations which runs for 10 years or the 21st birthday of the victim whichever is later. There is a DNA exception to the rule where the mentioned statute of limitations would run from the date of the identification of the perpetrator rather than from the date of the offense, but that wouldn't apply in this case from the facts you have provided. As for civil cases the statute of limitations is generally 2 years for assault/battery/false imprisonment, but is 5 years where there is a spousal or dating relationship. Obviously, here the 2 year limitation would apply. If this happened before your 18th birthday then you would have had one year from your 18th birthday to sue if the statute of limitations has otherwise run. Attempts to extend the statute of limitations on sex abuse cases in Michigan have been unsuccessful so far. Michigan does not recognize repressed memory claims, or claims that the causal connection was not recognized at the time to use the discovery rule to expand the statute of limitations. It also does not recognize any fraudulent concealment claims to extend the statute of limitations on civil cases. Some states have legislation pending that would extend the statute of limitations for sex abuse cases though I do not know of such an effort in Michigan at this time. This is certainly something that the legislature could alter in terms of the civil statute of limitations.