What is the difference between divorce, annulment and dissolution?
A divorce is a legal separation and termination of a marriage. It is a lawful end up of marital relations through court order. Only one party can file for divorce. An annulment is the order of the court declaring the marriage illegal and the marital status void. Dissoultion of a marriage means termination of a marriage on no-fault basis in which both the spouses agree upon all the issues and request the court to declare the divorce legal. In dissolution both the parties can claim a divorce.